The following of Christ : translated out of Latin into Englishe, newlie corrected and amended. VVherento also is added the golden epistle of Sainct Bernarde. And nowe lastelie the rules of a Christian lyfe, made by Iohn Picus the elder earle of Mirandula.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Imitatio Christi.
Main Authors: Cyprian, Saint, d. 304 (Author), Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153 (Author)
Other Authors: Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?, Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546, Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, 1463-1494
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Rouen : G. L'Oyselet], Anno. 1585.
Series:Early English books online.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:The traditional attribution to Thomas a ̀Kempis is disputed.
An English translation, by R. Whitford, of: Imitatio Christi.
Place of publication and printer's name from STC.
With woodcut title vignette.
"Here beginneth a godly treatise, and it is called a notable lesson, otherwise it is called the golden epistle" and "The rules of a Christian lyfe, made by John Picus the elder erle of Mirandula" have caption titles.
"The Pico rules" are in Sir Thomas Elyot's translation, reprinted from STC 6157: St. Cyprian. A swete and deuoute sermon of mortalitie of man, published in 1534.
Formerly also STC 23960a.
Whitford's translation first published circa 1531 (STC 23961) with title: A boek newely translated out of Laten in to Englysshe, called the followynge of Cryste.
Reproduction of original in the Yale University. Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([6], 158, [10] leaves : ill