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Francis of Assisi; calligraphy by Frank Missant.
Canticle of the Sun.
Published Boston, Mass.: Shambhala, 2002.
ISBN 1570629803.
Binding: paperback with dustjacket; stitch bound.
Size: 126×220×6mm.
Page count: 64pp (unnumbered); colour illustrations throughout.
Main language: English.
Unused bargain: not shrink-wrapped; this last copy shows some evidence of long-term storage, the usual mild scuffs etc., noticeable but not severe.

This item £5.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Publisher’s price US$12.95/Can$19.95/£10.99]
Weight without packaging: 183g.

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Be praised, Thou, my Lord,
For Brother Wind
And for the air and the clouds
And for the sky serene and all the weather
Through which Thou givest sustenance
To thy creatures
 — Francis of Assisi

Between 1225 and 1226, in the last years of his life, Francis of Assisi composed his celebrated “Canticle of the Sun” (also known as the “Canticle of the Creatures”), in which he gives voice to a feeling of appreciation for, and intimate closeness to, the sun, the moon, the earth, and all the elements of nature — which he addresses as “brother” and “sister”.

Frank Missant’s extensive knowledge of the art and culture of the Italian Middle Ages enables him to convey the aesthetic spirit of that period in his stunning calligraphic interpretation of this spiritual classic.

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