De Imitatione Christi, Libri quatuor - Thomas à Kempis 1380-1471; Bolland, Jean 1596-1665 Joannes Bollandus; Rosweyde, Heribert 1569-1629 (Leiden Elsevier, 1658)
Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch canon regular and a member of the 'Modern Devotion', a spiritual movement for religious reform during the late medieval period, calling for apostolic renewal through the rediscovery of genuine pious practices such as humility, obedience, and simplicity of life.
Written in the Netherlands c. 1418-27
First published in 1471-72
One of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books.
This example contains several manuscript references to Henrici Weatherill (Ex libris) from 1870 and 1880, in latin and greek, on front and backmaterial
Joannes Gordonius (Ex libris) could refer to the English speaking student who graduated at Leyden university Apr. 1676.
Keywords: 15th Century (1401-1500); Catholicism; Devotion; Netherlands