A full deuoute and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull Sauyour cryste : compyled in Laten by the right worshypful Doctor Mayster Iohn Gerson: and translate into Englisshe the yere of owre lorde M.d.ii. by maister william Atkynson Doctor of diuinite: at ye speciall request [and] co[m]maundeme[n]t of the full excellent Pryncesse Margarete moder to our souerayne lorde Kynge Henry the. vii. and Countesse of Rychemount and Derby.

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Atkinson, William, -1509.

Gerson, Jean, 1363-1429, attributed name.

Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 449:8.

Standardized Title:

Imitatio Christi. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meditations--Early works to 1800.

Meditations.

Physical Description:

232 unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Full devout and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull savyour cryste.

Place of Publication:

[Emprynted in London]: [By Rycharde Pynson, in Flete strete at the sygne of the george, at the commaundement and instaunce of the right noble [and] excelle[n]t princes Margarete moder to our soueraygne lorde Kyng Henry the. vii. [and] cou[n]tesse of Rychmou[n]t [and] Derby, the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC. and. xvii. The. vii. day of October.] [1517]

Notes:

The traditional attribution to Thomas a ̀Kempis is disputed.

An English translation, by William Atkinson, of: Imitatio Christi.

Imprint from colophon of Book 3.

Signatures: A-B C-P6 Q4 [2d]A-[2d]C6.

Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1951. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 449:08). s1951 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 23957.

OCLC:

55185090