The imitation of Christ, in four books
Thomas à Kempis (Kempen 1380 - Utrecht 1471)
Category
Books
Date
1855
Materials
Measurements
127 x 85 x 30 mm
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 3136416
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: Machine-made wove paperInk/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollowDate of Binding: mid 19th century Binder's Name: Irish?End Leaves: Single fold of black coated paper with trimmed out pastedown and a single leaf of plain white machine- made wove following Structure: 2-on on 3 thin recessed cordsEdges: Plain cut, coloured solid red and polished Spine Lining: The book appears to have been covered with a tight back with 4 false bands without any liningsEnd Bands: Stuck-on woveBookmark: NoneBoards: Rope fibreCovering: black tanned calf Tooling: title in gold in spine panel 2, gilt roll on turn-ins, otherwise blind fillet borders on boards and spine; blind dotted roll on board edgesFurniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:None
Bibliographic description
xx, 472 p. . 12mo.. Provenance: Small floral wreath 'ET' bookplate. - Inscribed in ink on front free-endpaper: 'Ellen Alice Wardell, / with the / Donor's / earnest request / that she will always pray for / Him'. - Extensive quotations, exhortations, and devotional reflections from the book, but also from other sources, in some cases assigned [e.g. Shakespeare, Ibsen, etc]. In red ink, also in black.. Binding: Black calf, blind-ruled spine, gold-lettered. - Loosely inserted 'PAX' on parchment; folded ALs in ink dated 'Private / Charing Cross Hotel / April 23, 1906' and signed: 'Francis A. Evelyn' in presentation of a book.
Makers and roles
Thomas à Kempis (Kempen 1380 - Utrecht 1471) Richard Challoner (1691-1781) Bishop of Debra Jérôme de Gonnelieu (1640-1715)