Die war nachuolgung Cristi vnsers herren
Subtitle: vn vo[n] verschmehung d[er] welt
Publisher: Johann Schönsperger
Published: 1498
Place of publication: Augsburg
Language: ger
Translated from: lat
Subjects: Meditations; Early works to 1800; Christian life; Spiritual life; Catholic Church
Other titles: War nachvolgung Cristi unsers herren; Wahre Nachfolgung Christi unsers Herrn
Work titles: Imitatio Christi German
Notes: Author now known to be Thomas à Kempis; see J.E. Walsh, "Attributions in a manuscript of Imitatio Christi" in The Marks in the fields: essays on the uses of manuscripts (Houghton Library exhibition catalogue, 1992,p. 62-65).

Colophon (leaf s8r): ... Getruckt vn[d] volendet durch Hannsen Schönsperger. in d[er] keiserlichen stat Augspurg. an sant Anna tag der můeer [sic] Marie der můter gottes. Als man zalte nach d[er] geburt Cristi vnsers herren .M.cccc.xcviij. iar. Got sey lob.

Signatures: pi⁴, a-q⁸ r⁴ s⁸.

Errors in foliation: leaves lxxv, xciiij, ciij, cvij, and cxxxvij misnumbered xxv, xcviiij, ciiij, cxvij, and cxxxxvij respectively.

Title-page woodcut of Christ carrying the cross within border incorporating symbols of the four Evangelists, with inset letterpress title.

Eight- and 7-line Maiblumen, and 4- and 3-line lombard initials.

Hain, 9118*.

Goff, I-42.

Schreiber, W.L. Manuel, 5348.

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), ii00042000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 607.