The Imitation of Christ
by A KEMPIS Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall Has 24 exceptional colored reproductions from the old masters with gilt borders etc in icon style. Cover is faded maroon with gold calligraphy DW is sunned with splitting to spine folds and some parts detached but present, tipped on plate to front of dust jacket, 218pp + plates very clean and tidy internally.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
Synopsis
Thomas à Kempis was a medieval monk and priest (1380-1471) who served as chronicler of the monastery at Mt. St. Agnes. During his long life of scholarship, he wrote several biographies of church fathers and a number of devotional works. The Imitation of Christ , from which The Inner Life is taken, remains his most famous work.
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- Bookseller
- Fortuna Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013048
- Title
- The Imitation of Christ
- Author
- A KEMPIS Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- christian devotional illustrated old masters icons deluxe kempis imitation christ Burlington library edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION Modern, Mysticism;
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