Jan van Ruysbroeck / The

Adornment of the Spiritual

Marriage

A vertical printer's device or emblem in black ink. It resembles a long-stemmed key with a small ring at the base. The top section consists of a cross with stylized Gothic letters integrated into the design, likely a monogram of 'M' and 'G' for the publisher.

Translated from the Flemish by

Willibrord Verkade O.S.B.: Ordo Sancti Benedicti; the Order of Saint Benedict, indicating the translator was a Benedictine monk.

Published by the Matthias Grünewald Press in Mainz

Distribution: Hermann Rauch, Wiesbaden

Jan van Ruysbroeck (1293–1381) was one of the most influential Flemish mystics. This work, "The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage," is his masterpiece, detailing the soul's journey toward union with God through the active, interior, and contemplative lives.

Jan van Ruysbroeck, The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage, Willibrord Verkade, O.S.B., Matthias Grünewald Press, Mainz, Hermann Rauch, Wiesbaden, Mysticism.