Ein ware nachuolgung Cristi
Publisher: Anton Sorg
Published: 1486
Place of publication: Augsburg
Language: ger
Translated from: lat
Subjects: Meditations; Early works to 1800; Christian life; Spiritual life; Catholic Church
Other titles: Ware Nachvolgung Cristi; Wahre Nachfolgung Christi
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 (25/7r): Hie endet sich das lobliche bůche genannt Die ware nachuolgung Cristi Gedrucket vnnd vollendet in der keiserlichen statt Augspurg von Anthonio Sorg am montag nach sant Elizabethen tag Do man zalt nach der gepurt Cristi Tausent vierhundert vnd in dem sechszundachczigosten Iare Amen.

First edition in German.

Signatures: [1⁶, 2-25⁸]; 25/8 blank.

Ten-line Maiblumen, and 4-line outline and ornamental woodcut initials.

Printed on sheets of "chancery"-size paper.

Hain-Copinger, 9116*.

Proctor, 1699.

Goff, I-40.

BM 15th cent., II, 352 (IA.5994).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), ii00040000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 576.