The Imitation of Christ: Illustrated With Illuminated Manuscripts

By Thomas A. Kempis

The world's most widely read devotional book which is described as the chief companion piece of the Bible.

Thomas A Kempis's four-part treatise The Imitation of Christ is presented in a lovely illustrated edition in The Imitation of Christ: Illustrated with Illuminated Manuscripts. This full-color gift book pairs 40 passages from the 15th-century text with details from one of the British Library's illuminated manuscripts, including the Sherborne Missal, the Luttrell Psalter and the Bedford Hours.