The Library
1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
1201–1300
2 works
1246–1247
Latin
Thomas of Celano · c. 1185–c. 1265
A second life drawing on memories gathered from Francis's closest companions, franker about his severity, his illnesses, and his disappointment with the order.
c. 1260
Latin
Lignum Vitae
Bonaventure · 1221–1274
Forty-eight meditations on the life, passion, and glory of Christ arranged as fruits on a tree, designed to be memorised and pictured.
1401–1500
1 work
c. 1494
Latin
Rosetum Exercitiorum Spiritualium
Jan Mombaer · c. 1460–1501
A vast handbook of methodical meditation, with numbered steps, memory devices, and scales for examining conscience day by day.
3 of 1577 works