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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

First AMerican Edition; 8vo.; cloth covered boards, hardcover; 57 pages; color illustrations; very good in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition beige linen boards with black front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Introduction by Father Maximillian Mizzi, OFM CONV.; Index of Frescoes; Plan of the Basilica; and Pictorial Index of Frescoes. Profusely illustrated with full color frescoes and color illustrated front and rear endpapers. "This is the right book at the right time. Illustrated with some of the most splendid frescoes from the Basilica in Assisi, it offers the reader, whether Christian or a follower of another religion, an opportunity to better discover the hidden life and teachings of St. Francis." - Father Maximillian Mizzi, OFM CONV., from the rear outer jacket. "This is a celebration of the life of St Francis, patron saint of the natural world. Extracts from his writings and from biographies of the saint are selected by Sister Nan, a member of the Community of St Francis in London. Illustrated with stunning details and images from the fresco-cycle in the Basilica at Assisi, the book invites the reader to step into the world of St Francis for a unique spiritual experience. A legend in his own lifetime, Francis was canonised in 1228. Within two years of his death, work began on the great Basilica which bears his name. Two churces, one built on top of the other and set into the rocky hillside at Asissi, were decorated with some of the most important frescoes in Europe. The 28 scenes from Francis' life are the treasure of the Upper Church. They speak to us of humanity, and deeply reflect Francis' capacity to bring Christianity closer to people. On 26 September 1997, an earthquake struck Umbria, causing part of the Basilica to collapse. Miraculously, the fresco-cycle - part of the very fabric of the Church - although damaged, is for the moment still intact. This book illuminates defining moments from the life of Francis, and brings alive for a new generation of readers his message of peace, love and unity." - from the inner front jacket flap. Scala, Florence (illustratore). …