About The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471

CCEL Edition v1.15


In preparing this edition of The Imitation of Christ, the aim was to achieve a simple, readable text which would ring true to those who are already lovers of this incomparable book and would attract others to it.

Table of Contents


ThML Sample Document

Information on the Book

Copyright: Public Domain

CCEL Identifier: ccel/kempis/sample/1.15

How to Reference This Edition: Wheaton, IL: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 1998-12-10, v1.15, URL http://ccel.wheaton.edu/ThML/sample/About.htm

First Published:ca. 1400

Pub History:

This book had been published in over 6000 editions by 1900 -- more than one per month for 500 years. It has been called the most-published of all books other than the Bible.

Comments:A copyright renewal search did not find record of copyright renewal for the source edition of this text.

Information on the Print Source

Published:Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Company, 1949, c1940.

Copy Location:Book in private collection of Harry Plantinga.

Information on the Electronic Edition

Editorial Comments:Unambiguous end-of-line hyphens removed.

Revision History:

Status: Preliminary released version has been proofread and is pretty clean. Names and scripture references have been marked, but only token index entries added. Uses a preliminary version of ThML; subject to change.

Dublin Core Record

ElementSchemeContent
DC.Title.MainThe Imitation of Christ
DC.Title.AlternativeImitatio Christi. English.
DC.CreatorThomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471
DC.Creator.AlternativeKempis, Thomas à
DC.SubjectLCSHMeditations.
DC.SubjectCCELClassics; Mysticism; Roman Catholic; Recommended
DC.Description In preparing this edition of The Imitation of Christ, the aim was to achieve a simple, readable text which would ring true to those who are already lovers of this incomparable book and would attract others to it.
DC.PublisherWheaton, IL: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
DC.Publisher.Addressccel@wheaton.edu
DC.PublisherCCELCCEL
DC.Contributor.TranscriberCCELwhp
DC.Date.CreatedISO86011998-12-10
DC.TypeText.Monograph
DC.FormatIMTtext/html
DC.IdentifierCCELccel/kempis/sample/1.15.htm
DC.Identifierhttp://ccel.wheaton.edu/ThML/sample/About.htm
DC.SubjectLCCSBV4821.A1 1949
DC.SubjectDDC241.1
DC.SourcePrint editionProject Gutenberg
DC.SourcePublishedMilwaukee: Bruce Publishing Company, 1949, c1940.
DC.LanguageISO639-1en
DC.RightsPublic Domain

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