Author: Edmund Hatfield [ed.]; Wynkyn De Worde
Title: The Legend of Saint Ursula and the Virgin Martyrs of Cologne
Description: London, John Camden Hotten, 1869. Cloth. An ornately illustrated Victorian retelling of the legend of Saint Ursula and the virgin martyrs of Cologne. Illustrated with a brightly coloured frontispiece, and ornate engraved border illustrations to each page of text. According to legend, Ursula was the beautiful and pious daughter of a Christian King from either Britain or Brittany. She was promised to a pagan Prince in exchange for his agreement to convert to Christianity, and undertook a pilgrimage to Rome, accompanied by 11,000 virgins, before they were to be wedded. Ursula and her companions were ultimately martyred after she refused to marry the leader of the Huns who besieged them.The earliest evidence of a cult of martyred virgins at Cologne is an inscription from c400 in the Church of St. Ursula, which states that the ancient basilica had been restored on the site where these holy virgins were killed. The earliest source to name Ursula as among these women is from the 10th century.With the binder's label of 'Leighton Son and Hodge' to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Small hole to cloth of front joint. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Binder's label to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, though a little strained in places. Pages bright, with scattered marks. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Catholicism Sainthood Cologne Pilgrimage Sainthood Not Stated


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