The legend of St. Ursula and the virgin martyrs of Cologne
Subtitle: the text printed within engraved borders of scenes in the life of St. Ursula.
Contributors: Hatfield, Edmund; Leighton, Son and Hodge
Publisher: John Camden Hotten
Published: 1869
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Ursula, -- Saint.
Notes: Text within ornamental borders.

Includes reprint of "The metrical legend of St. Ursula, from the original edition of Wynkyn de Worde" / by Edmund Hatfield, p. 69-100.

Text is identical to The legend of Saint Ursula and her companions, also pub. by Hotten in 1869, but this lacks the chromolithographed plates.

Frontispiece also appears in Henry Shaw's Dresses and decorations, (London, 1843) where it is identified as a painting of St. Agnes by Lucas Van Leyden.

MASS copy 1-2: Bound in red sand-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind. Central panel is identical to the binding design found on John Charles Robinson, The treasury of ornamental art  (London: Day & Son, [1857]). Binder's ticket: Leighton Son and Hodge. Copy 1 with presentation inscription dated 1876.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Introduction; title: PART I.; title: THE LEGEND OF SAINT URSULA.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Parentage of Saint Ursula — Agrippinus, King of the Piets, and his son Conan — Embassy to the Court of Dionotus, father of Ursula, with proposals of Marriage        1; title: CHAPTER II.; title: The Ambassadors of Agrippinus arrive at the Court of Dionotus — Ursula is directed by a Vision — The answers of Dionotus to the Embassy — The Messengers return to Agrippinus     9; title: CHAPTER III.; title: Building the Vessels for the Company of Virgins — Saint Ursula and Dionotus visit the Shipwrights — The Virgins assemble at the Court of Dionotus — The names of the principal Commanders —  The Fleet exercises in the Harbour of Plymouth.     15; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: Departure of the Fleet from Britain — Arrival at Thiel, in Holland — Their Reception — The Fleet proceeds to Cologne — Welcome of the Archbishop and Sigillindis     35; title: CHAPTER V.; title: The Vision of Saint Ursula at Cologne — She leads her companions to Rome — Their reception by Cyriacus, the Pope 33; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: The Departure from Rome — The Vision of Cyriacus — Arrival of the Company at Bale — Conan prepares an expedition in search of Saint Ursula — He arrives at Mayence — Is instructed by Rutherius in the principles of Christianity — Saint Ursula and her Companions arrive at Mayence — Meeting of Saint Ursula and Conan — Conan is Baptised — The Martyrs leave Mayence  43; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: The Emperor Maximinus publishes an edict against the Christians — The Company of Virgins approach Cologne — The Exhortation of Cyriacus — The Fleet arrives at the City — The Huns fall upon the defenceless Martyrs — The Massacre miraculously stayed — Saint Ursula and Conan led before Aasvahs, the Barbarian Leader — The Execution of Conan — The proposal of Aasvahs to Saint Ursula — The Saint's temptation   55; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: The noble resolution of Saint Ursula — Aasvahs gives orders for her Execution — She receives her Eternal Crown — Conclusion   63; title: PART II.; title: METRICAL LEGEND OF SAINT URSULA.; title: Facsimile of Wynkyn de Worde's Edition     72; title: APPENDIX.; title: Hans Memling and the Flemish School of Art — Early Ecclesiastical Paintings — The Byzantine School — The Brothers Van Eyck — Hemling or Memling — The Hospital of John of Bruges — Memling designs the celebrated Shrine of S. Ursula — Religious Art in the Fifteenth Century 103; title: Roman Inscription found at Cologne     119