The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, Edited by the Franciscan Father Zeffirino Lazzeri

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‘In this book are contained the Little Flowers of St. Francis and an Account of Certain Acts and Miracles that were Wrought by the Blessed St. Francis.’

A wonderful example of traditional Italian book binding, this copy has been bound by Giulio Giannini & Son in Florence, renowned for their exquisite handcrafted books.

Florence: Giulio Giannini & Sons, 1926. Illustrations by Alaide Vanzetti. Translated into English by C. Danyell Tassinari. Taken From the Baldovinetti Codex Supplemented By The Ashburnham Codex. 198pp. Hardcover. Wooden binding, 1/3 leather, decorated spine is worn and marked with white, tooled embossed metal title boarders, decorated title red and black on vellum, previous owner gift inscription to front-end paper, otherwise clean and unmarked.