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De imitatione Christi libri quatuor
Illustrated by: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Author: Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471)
Publisher: Joseph Gérard Barbou (French, 1723–1790)
Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730–1792)
Author: Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471)
Publisher: Joseph Gérard Barbou (French, 1723–1790)
1764
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with four etching and engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 15.8 x 9.5 x 3 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1620
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: J. Barbou, 1764
Catalogue Raisonné
Cohen-de Ricci 510
Description(Paris: J. Barbou, 1764) Duodecimo; 216 leaves, plus 4 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Allegorical and religious scenes.
Allegorical and religious scenes.
ProvenanceJohn Duke Coleridge, London (Lord Chief Justice of England, 1820-1894; his inscription on preliminary leaf "JD Coleridge / 1 Sussex Square / 1872"); acquired in 1912 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.