Thomas à Kempis 
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433) Thomas à Kempis Latin manuscript on paper, Germany, dated by the scribe 1501. Consisting of 14 leaves, the first blank, complete. Text in dark brown ink with red titles, Gothic script, on a single column of 26 lines. Sheet dimensions 135 mm x 92 mm, writing space 97 mm x 65 mm. the decoration includes several red initials. On the last leaf is the colophon: Explicit huius liber scriptus per me fratrem Petrum Moerink sacerdotem. Anno domini millisimo quingentesimo primo. Parchment binding, excellent condition, abrasions on the first leaf. Collation: i14. Text: Thomas à Kempis, de fervida exhortatione ad virtutes. The text emphasizes the importance of Christian virtues and the need to live a virtuous life. The reader is encouraged to seek moral and spiritual perfection through the practice of virtue, considering God as a central guide in his life. A central theme is the importance of prayer. Kempis encourages prayer as a means of drawing closer to God and of receiving strength on the path to virtue.
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Sachgebiete: Handschriften, Mediävistik, Mittelalter, Theologie
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