"The Imitation of Christ" - The Imitation of Christ

…Completed around 1427, many copies were immediately circulated, and a printed version was published in 1472, but the Venetian version in 1483 had gone through 50 editions by 1500, and by the end of the 18th century, 1,800 different editions and translations had already appeared. In Japan, since the Christian version "Konte Mutsu Mundi" was published in 1596, more than 10 translations have been attempted, including "Imitating Christ" and "The Manipulation of Christ." [Inagaki Yoshinori]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "the imitation of Christ" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…1427年ころ完成，直ちに多数の写本が流布，印刷本は72年に出たが，83年のベネチア版は1500年までに50版を重ね，18世紀末にはすでに1800の異なった版と翻訳が現れた。日本でも1596年刊のキリシタン版《こんてむつすむんぢ》以来，《キリストに倣いて》《キリストのまねび》など，10種類以上の訳が試みられている。【稲垣 良典】。…

※「《キリストのまねび》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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