Vintage 1981 Francis Of Assisi Arnaldo Fortini Crossroad Brown HC DJ USA

by Arnaldo Fortini

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Brand/Publisher: Vintage hardcover biography titled Francis of Assisi by Arnaldo Fortini, translated by Helen Moak, published by The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York. Title and author: In Francis of Assisi, historian Arnaldo Fortini presents a detailed narrative of the life and times of Saint Francis of Assisi, drawing on archival sources, chronicles, and earlier hagiographical accounts to situate the saint within the social and political world of medieval Italy. Format and design: Substantial 1981 Crossroad hardcover volume bound in cloth over boards and issued with a printed brown and cream dust jacket featuring an engraved panorama of Assisi and an inset portrait of Saint Francis on the front panel; interior pages are printed in black ink on off-white stock in a clear single-column layout with running heads, footnote references, and traditional serif typography. Content and themes: Fortini explores Francis's youth in a society of lords, serfs, warriors, and merchants, his conversion and embrace of radical poverty, the formation of the brotherhood of "lesser brothers," his relationship with Saint Clare, his missions, mystical experiences, and final years, while also examining the growth of the Franciscan order and its interaction with church and civic authorities. Structure and organization: The table of contents outlines a foreword, translator's preface, acknowledgments, and list of abbreviations followed by seventeen chapters including "The World of Saint Francis: L

• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company, T.H.E.
• Year: 1980
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780824500030
• Condition: Very Good

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