{"product_id":"the-imitation-of-christ-by-thomas-kempis-miniature-edition-1752","title":"The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis, Miniature Edition, 1752","description":"\u003cp\u003eKempis, Thomas (1380-1471).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe Imitatione Christi Libri Quatuor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAvenione: Typis Alexandri Giroud, 1752.\u003cbr\u003e48mo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA miniature pocket edition of Thomas Kempis' influential devotional work, printed at Avignon while the city still formed part of the Papal States, nearly four decades before its annexation by Revolutionary France in 1791.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging from the Devotio Moderna movement of the late fourteenth century, the Imitation of Christ encouraged a more personal form of Christian devotion, emphasising humility, interior prayer, and the imitation of Christ's life. From the fifteenth century onwards it became one of the most widely read works of Christian spirituality in Europe. The miniature format reflects its intended purpose as a portable devotional companion, allowing the reader to carry the work and consult it throughout the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julia Woodward Antykwariat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55137171145045,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1081\/7922\/6965\/files\/DSC008262_646721dc-0fec-45f7-8e26-988ce21e7ba7.jpg?v=1790676769","url":"https:\/\/antykwariat-woodward.com\/products\/the-imitation-of-christ-by-thomas-kempis-miniature-edition-1752","provider":"Julia Woodward Antykwariat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}