Research Catalog

Title

Here begynneth the orcharde of Syon : in the whiche is conteyned the reuelacyons of Seynt Katheryne of Sene, with ghostly fruytes & precyous plantes for the helthe of mannes soule.

Author

Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380

Publication

Imprynted at London, in Flete Strete, at [the] sygne of [the] Sonne : by me Wynkyn de Worde, the yere of Oure Lorde, MCCCCC & xix, and the xxviii. daye of Septe[m]ber [28 September 1519]

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Additional Authors

• Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399
• Guidini, Cristofero, approximately 1362-1410
• James, Dane
• Worde, Wynkyn de, -1534?
• Ham House (England), former owner.

Description

[350] pages : illustrations; 28 cm (fol.)

Uniform Title

Libro della divina dottrina. English (Middle English)

Alternative Title

• Libro della divina dottrina.
• Orcharde of Syon
• Orchard of Syon
• Reuelacyons of Seynt Katheryne of Sene
• Revelations of Saint Katherine of Siena
• Here begynneth the boke of dyuyne docttryne ...
• Boke of dyuyne docttryne
• Book of divine doctrine

Subjects

• Christian life > Early works to 1800
• Dialogues (Literature)
• Woodcuts > Great Britain > 16th century
• English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Texts
• Mysticism > Early works to 1800
• Dialogues, English (Middle)

Genre/Form

• Dialogues (Literature)
• Woodcuts – Great Britain – 16th century.

Note

• Middle English translation of a Latin version of the work by St. Catherine known as Libro della divina dottrina, Tratto della divina provvidenza, or simply Dialogo. The Dialago was translated into Latin by Cristofero Guidini and Stefano Maconi and in part by Raymund of Capua; Guidini's version, which is close to the Italian, is largely followed here. See: Mary Denise, Sister. "The Orchard of Syon, an introduction," in Traditio, 1958, pages 269-293; Catherine, of Siena. The orcherd of Syon / edited from the early manuscripts by Phyllis Hodgson and Gabriel M. Liegey, 1966, v. 1, pages v-viii.
• Pollard, Short-title catalogue (cited below) wrongly suggests this is a translation of Raymond of Capua's Legenda maior.
• Printed at the expense of Richard Sutton, steward of the monastery of Sion. See page [348].
• "Lenuoye of Dane James the translater": pages [347]-[348]. "A reading of the text fails to bear out the assertion that 'Dane James' was the translator, or at least, the chief translator of the work"; someone by this name may have assisted the anonymous translator. See article by Sister Mary Denise, pages 291-293.
• Imprint from colophon.
• Signatures: pi¹⁰(-pi7) a-z⁶ &⁶ [rum]⁶ [us]⁶ A⁶ B⁴. Leaf pi7, presumably blank (text is continuous from pi6v to pi8r), is not present in copies examined; not counted in collation, above.
• Spencer Coll. copy: Leaf pi7, presumably blank, excised, leaving a stub.
• Printed in 2 columns. Gothic type; 41 lines.
• Illustrations: 11 woodcuts (Hodnett 862-869), comprising a full-page cut within historiated border on verso of title page, repeated on page [349], and 9 smaller cuts within double-line borders, including cut on title page and two repeats. Four historiated border pieces flanking the cuts on title page and page [19], and two type ornament rules on title page. Scroll above cut on title page, with printed legend: Ecce ancilla Domini. Title page and first page of each of the seven parts printed in red and black. Historiated and ornamental initials in several sizes.

Indexed In (note)

• Universal short title catalogue
• English short title catalogue
• Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.)
• Early English printed books in the University Library, Cambridge
• Panzer, G.W.F. Annales typographici
• Hodnett, E. English woodcuts, 1480-1535

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available on microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1938. 1 microfilm reel: 35mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 30:04)
• Also available online (British Library copy) via Early English books Online.

Provenance (note)

• With manuscript ownership inscriptions of "Syster Elyzabeth Stryckland proffessyd in Syon"; "Ryc. Assheton off Mydylton knyght," 1542; "Katherin Sacheurell," 1554; "Fr. Sacheurell," 1556 and 1575; and "Lyonel Tollemach," possibly Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart, Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart, or an ancestor. For further information on the inscriptions, see article by Sister Mary Denise (cited above), pages 274-275.
• The Ham House copy (sold at Sotheby's, London, May 30, 1938, lot 67).

Binding (note)

• 17th(?) century sprinkled calf, gilt and blind tooled; rebacked.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Eng. 1519 (Catharine of Siena. Here begynneth)

OCLC

77918475

Author

Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380, author.

Title

Here begynneth the orcharde of Syon : in the whiche is conteyned the reuelacyons of Seynt Katheryne of Sene, with ghostly fruytes & precyous plantes for the helthe of mannes soule.

Publisher

Imprynted at London, in Flete Strete, at [the] sygne of [the] Sonne : by me Wynkyn de Worde, the yere of Oure Lorde, MCCCCC & xix, and the xxviii. daye of Septe[m]ber [28 September 1519]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Universal short title catalogue, 501502 http://ustc.ac.uk/index.php/record/501502

English short title catalogue, S109114

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 4815

Early English printed books in the University Library, Cambridge, entry 180

Panzer, G.W.F. Annales typographici, v. 7, page 244, no. 61

Hodnett, E. English woodcuts, 1480-1535, entries 862-869

Additional Formats

Also available on microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1938. 1 microfilm reel: 35mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 30:04)

Also available online (British Library copy) via Early English books Online.

Binding

17th(?) century sprinkled calf, gilt and blind tooled; rebacked. NN

Provenance

With manuscript ownership inscriptions of "Syster Elyzabeth Stryckland proffessyd in Syon"; "Ryc. Assheton off Mydylton knyght," 1542; "Katherin Sacheurell," 1554; "Fr. Sacheurell," 1556 and 1575; and "Lyonel Tollemach," possibly Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart, Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart, or an ancestor. For further information on the inscriptions, see article by Sister Mary Denise (cited above), pages 274-275. NN

The Ham House copy (sold at Sotheby's, London, May 30, 1938, lot 67). NN

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Place of Publication

England London.

Added Author

Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399, translator.

Guidini, Cristofero, approximately 1362-1410, translator.

James, Dane, translator.

Worde, Wynkyn de, -1534?, printer.

Dysart, Earls of, former owner.

Ham House (England), former owner.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Eng. 1519 (Catharine of Siena. Here begynneth)