P. N. R. Zutshi

An Early Manuscript of the Admonitions of St Francis of Assisi

This article discusses a privately owned manuscript of St Franciss collection of addresses known as the Admonitions in the context of the nature of the work, the textual transmission of Franciss writings, his method of composition and other manuscripts of the Admonitions, especially those dating from the thirteenth century. It is argued that the manuscript antedates Franciss canonisation in 1228, is the earliest known manuscript containing the Admonitions and indeed the earliest manuscript of any of Franciss more substantial works. The article publishes the text and provides facsimiles of the manuscript.