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Dear George,
A big Œthank you¹ from the antipodes!
John Scott
On 24/01/2015 5:03 pm, "Revd Gordon Plumb"
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>Dear George
>
>This is very important news indeed for anyone like myself with an
>interest in Francis and the Franciscan Order. Thank you for informing
>us of this.
>
>Gordon Plumb
>
>
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>From: George FERZOCO <[log in to unmask]>
>To: MEDIEVAL-RELIGION <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 0:36
>Subject: [M-R] discovery of a new early vita of Francis of Assisi
>
>
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
>
>A story in Le Monde (22 January 2015; subscription needed to read
>online the whole article! -- hiss! boo!) tells of Jacques Dalarun's
>tracking down of this hitherto unknown vita of Francis, and its
>acquisition by the BnF.
>
>The vita contains the Umbrian Legend (an important description of
>Francis's later years), along with the first part of this story of
>Francis's life, a story which had been unknown until now. It seems the
>vita was written by Thomas of Celano and dates from the late 1230s,
>barely over a decade after the death of Francis.
>
>The manuscript is being digitised, and a team of scholars is engaged on
>a two-year project to study all aspects of this manuscript.
>
>André Vauchez, the greatest authority on medieval saints' lives, says
>this is the most important hagiographical discovery of the past hundred
>years.
>
>Here is a link is to a description of the manuscript by the vendor from
>whom the BnF made the purchase:
>
>http://www.textmanuscripts.com/manuscript_description.php?id=3358&%20cat=p
>5&
>
>Best wishes, George
>
>‹
>George Ferzoco
>University of Bristol
>
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