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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]>
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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
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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=p5&
Best wishes, George
—
George Ferzoco
University of Bristol
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