SAN FRANCESCO AL MONDO | 1954 ED. NUM. no 810 | REV. PADRE F. ROSSETTI

San Francesco al Mondo: Primo Convento Francescano Assisi (Ritororto) by Felice Rossetti is a richly illustrated devotional and historical work that focuses on the first Franciscan convent (Rivotorto) near Assisi. The 1955 edition (numerata, numeri variano nelle copie) presents both textual narrative and a large album of photographic or seppia plates, often mounted on velina, which depict the place, relics, memory of Franciscan life, devotional sites, and the landscape. The author combines historical recollection, Franciscan spirituality, and vivid visual documentation, making the book appealing both to devotees of St. Francis and to those interested in religious pilgrimage, Franciscan architectural heritage, and sacred art. Given the large size (album format, ~35×25-36×26 cm) and care of production (tela editoriale, dorso decorato, elementi in rilievo o applicati come crocifisso policromo), it's as much a collector’s object as a devotional one. The tone is reverent, celebratory, meditational; emphasis is on Francis’ legacy, sanctity, the natural beauty of Assisi and its spiritual resonance through centuries.