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CATHERINE of Siena, Saint. Dialogus seraphice [etc.]. Latin translation by Raimundus de Vineis. [186] (of [192]) leaves; lacks the last 6 leaves (table of contents and final blank). Gothic type. Rubricated, and decorated initials on a2r and a4r. 8vo, 152x104 mm, late 19th-/early 20th-century 1/4 calf, spine ends and raised bands worn; owner's pencil notes on title, blank lower outer corner off t3, x1v-x2r toned, contents otherwise clean. 19th-century bookplate of Jules de St. Genois. (Brescia: Bernardinus de Misintis, 15 April 1496)
first edition in latin of the Libro della Divina Dottrina, a mystical dialogue with God on the spiritual life, composed circa 1377-78 and first published circa 1475. Hain-Copinger 4693; GW 6226; BMC VII, 990; ISTC ic00285000.
