The imitation or following of Christ, and the contemning of worldy vanities : whereunto, as springing out of the same roote, we haue adioy[ned] [ano]ther pretie treatise, en[titul]ed, The perpetuall reioyce of the godlye, euen in this lyfe..
| Uniform Title: | Imitatio Christi. |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Imprinted at London :
by Henry Denham,
Anno 1568..
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Translated by Edward Hake from Châteillon's version of Imitatio Christi; compare NUC pre-1956 imprints. Sometimes attributed to Thomas à Kempis; compare Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church. In this edition, last line, leaf 11 recto, ends: 'wholie'; subtitle on t.p., line 8: 'order appointed'; compare STC. Titles within borders of printer's ornaments, initials, emblem A8 verso. Signatures: A-T⁸ ²A-C⁸ D⁴. "A short and pretie treatise touching the perpetuall reioyce of the godly, euen in this lyfe" has separate dated title page and register. Also issued separately; compare STC 24230. It is entered in Stationers' Register, 1568-69; compare STC. "Seene and allowed according to the order appointed."--T.p. and sub-t.p. Emblem on preliminary page [16]. Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([8], 140, [12] leaves : illustrations. |