[Thomas Kempis]; Abbe F. De La Mennais — L&Apos;Imitation de Jesus-Christ

Tours, Maison Alfred Meme et Fils, [c1874]. Leather. An attractive, illustrated copy of The Imitation of Christ. Translated into French. An illustrated copy of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, with further comments by Félicité Robert de La Mennais. Published in French with two plates and decorative floral borders throughout. Arising from the Devotio Moderna movement in the late fourteenth century, the Imitation of Christ is intended as a handbook for spiritual life, and is thought to be one of the most widely read Christian works after the bible. With reflections from the influential French Restoration intellectual Félicité Robert de La Mennais. La Mennais is considered a forerunner of liberal Catholicism. In a full leather binding. Externally, very smart. Lightly rubbed to the rear board, with a little bumping to the rear extremity. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed .