The Scale of Perfection is the major work of Walter Hilton, one of the best known English mystical writers of the late fourteenth century.
This is the first authoritative edition of Book II, based on detailed study of all surviving manuscripts and early printed books..
The text circulated widely in England before becoming a spiritual classic.
The Scale of Perfection is the major work of Walter Hilton, one of the best known English mystical writers of the late fourteenth century