The Art of Thinking Well and Contemplating the Passion

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

Extensive searches across major library catalogs (including UNESCO, LOC, and general bibliographic databases) yielded no evidence of an English translation for the 1527 work by Pietro da Lucca. The author is distinct from the better-known Ptolemy of Lucca (Bartholomew of Lucca), and no devotional texts by this specific author appear to have been translated into English. Given the obscurity of the work and the lack of any bibliographic record of an English edition, it is highly probable that this is a first English translation.

Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, ustc, internet archive, openalex, loc, google books · methodology