Un succès de librairie européen : l'Imitatio Christi (1470-1850)
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Europe's second-most-published book after the Bible gets its spotlight. This exhibition traces the Imitatio Christi, a 15th-century devotional work that shaped the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Jansenism through 2,000 printed editions.
Historic library setting
Rare manuscripts
Medieval devotional text
Biblical scholarship
Tips
💻virtual exhibition available online
🎟️free entry to the library
Un succès de librairie européen : l'Imitatio Christi (1470-1850)
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Europe's second-most-published book after the Bible gets its spotlight. This exhibition traces the Imitatio Christi, a 15th-century devotional work that shaped the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Jansenism through 2,000 printed editions.
Historic library setting
Rare manuscripts
Medieval devotional text
Biblical scholarship
Tips
💻virtual exhibition available online
🎟️free entry to the library
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