1517 - Mysticism of Saint Bridget of Sweden
Saint Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303-1373), was a mystic, visionary, and founder of the Bridgettine Order. From a young age, she experienced vivid religious visions, including a particularly striking one where she witnessed the crucifixion of Christ with intense realism. She was a person of strong will and once confronted King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden, whom she publicly rebuked for his immoral behavior. This boldness also characterized her life and writings.
This book, Bridget's "Revelations," is a collection of her mystical experiences and divine messages. Bridget received messages about future events, including warnings about natural disasters, political conflicts, and the need for Church reform. It is a significant work in the Christian mystical tradition. She had a great influence on European art and culture and also once predicted a separate Catholic state, which is of course today known as The Vatican.
1517. Birgersdotter, Birgitta. REUELATIONES CELESTES. . . [REVELATIONS OF SAINT BRIDGET]. Nuremberg: Koberger. Folio. This is an incomplete copy printed in two columns; containing numbered leaves 9-183, unnumbered leaves (51, index). Bound with a later cloth spine over paper boards with title in pen on spine. Mild worming and marginal damp. Contemporary annotations in a clear Latin hand, with nearly a full page on the first page of the index. Browned at edges but not brittle. Very old mousing to top right margin with no text loss, old library number (21) in ink on the face of text block. This copy belonged to Isaac Newton Lewis, lawyer, historian and writer with his ownership signature on front fly, old book sellers label pasted over ownership label inside front board. A rare work of great significance.
Saint Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303-1373), was a mystic, visionary, and founder of the Bridgettine Order. From a young age, she experienced vivid religious visions, including a particularly striking one where she witnessed the crucifixion of Christ with intense realism. She was a person of strong will and once confronted King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden, whom she publicly rebuked for his immoral behavior. This boldness also characterized her life and writings.
This book, Bridget's "Revelations," is a collection of her mystical experiences and divine messages. Bridget received messages about future events, including warnings about natural disasters, political conflicts, and the need for Church reform. It is a significant work in the Christian mystical tradition. She had a great influence on European art and culture and also once predicted a separate Catholic state, which is of course today known as The Vatican.
1517. Birgersdotter, Birgitta. REUELATIONES CELESTES. . . [REVELATIONS OF SAINT BRIDGET]. Nuremberg: Koberger. Folio. This is an incomplete copy printed in two columns; containing numbered leaves 9-183, unnumbered leaves (51, index). Bound with a later cloth spine over paper boards with title in pen on spine. Mild worming and marginal damp. Contemporary annotations in a clear Latin hand, with nearly a full page on the first page of the index. Browned at edges but not brittle. Very old mousing to top right margin with no text loss, old library number (21) in ink on the face of text block. This copy belonged to Isaac Newton Lewis, lawyer, historian and writer with his ownership signature on front fly, old book sellers label pasted over ownership label inside front board. A rare work of great significance.
Saint Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303-1373), was a mystic, visionary, and founder of the Bridgettine Order. From a young age, she experienced vivid religious visions, including a particularly striking one where she witnessed the crucifixion of Christ with intense realism. She was a person of strong will and once confronted King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden, whom she publicly rebuked for his immoral behavior. This boldness also characterized her life and writings.
This book, Bridget's "Revelations," is a collection of her mystical experiences and divine messages. Bridget received messages about future events, including warnings about natural disasters, political conflicts, and the need for Church reform. It is a significant work in the Christian mystical tradition. She had a great influence on European art and culture and also once predicted a separate Catholic state, which is of course today known as The Vatican.
1517. Birgersdotter, Birgitta. REUELATIONES CELESTES. . . [REVELATIONS OF SAINT BRIDGET]. Nuremberg: Koberger. Folio. This is an incomplete copy printed in two columns; containing numbered leaves 9-183, unnumbered leaves (51, index). Bound with a later cloth spine over paper boards with title in pen on spine. Mild worming and marginal damp. Contemporary annotations in a clear Latin hand, with nearly a full page on the first page of the index. Browned at edges but not brittle. Very old mousing to top right margin with no text loss, old library number (21) in ink on the face of text block. This copy belonged to Isaac Newton Lewis, lawyer, historian and writer with his ownership signature on front fly, old book sellers label pasted over ownership label inside front board. A rare work of great significance.