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Beautiful bibliophile edition of Francis of Assisi’s prayer “Francis of Assisi”, by the famous artist Franco Prosperi from Assisi, Italy Text + 9 colourful pasted silk-screen prints in colour. Plus a loose card (silk-screen print) with the name of the artist.

Book size (26 pp.): 13 × 17 cm. Size screen prints: 9.5 × 12 cm.

The Canticle Of The Sun (Italian: Cantico del Frate Sole) is a prayer from the Roman-Catholic tradition written by St. Francis of Assisi.

Francis wrote this prayer at the end of his life in San Damiano, probably in the spring of the year 1225, when he was severely ill and showed the painful signs of stigmata. The Canticle of the Sun sings of creation in terms of brother and sister. Noteworthy is that the song not only covers the beautiful aspects of creation, but also manages to introduce disease and even death in the life of the Christian.

The Canticle of the Sun is believed to be among the first works of literature, if not the first, written in the Italian language (in an Umbrian dialect).

The second encyclical of Pope Francis (2015) is entitled Laudato Si’, after the first words of the verses.

Franco Prosperi (1939) is the son of Franci, one of the most prominent Italian sculptors ever. Franco has gained fame as a painter, sculptor, graphic artist and writer. He is also the founder of the world famous Museo Prosperi, which is the largest collection of work about the life and work of Francis of Assisi.

Works of Prosperi can be found in (museum) collections all over the world: from Italy to Russia and the United States to India and Japan.

Limited and signed edition (number 24) of the well-known prayer “Canticle of the Sun” of Francis of Assisi

Franco Prosperi - Cantico delle creature - 1998

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