Francis of Assisi in the Sources and Writings

The object of this work is to give readers the tools to gain a better understanding
of the man from Assisi. It contains a reprint of a biographical sketch prepared
for the Dizionario biografico degli Italiani,
in which the story of Francis s life was presented as succinctly as possible. Following this is a collection of texts whose purpose is to lead the reader back to the sources that serve as a basis for a historical reconstruction.