STUDIES IN EARLY FRANCISCAN SOURCES provides commentary on the critical writings of Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi which were published as The Early Documents in recent years. Three of the world's top scholars in medieval and Franciscan studies are editing this series: Michael J. Blastic, O. F. M. , Jay M. Hammond, Ph. D. , and Wayne Hellmann, O. F. M. Conv. In addition to their own commentaries, they have assembled an impressive list of commentaries on the Early Documents of Francis and Clare from other top scholars, including Luigi Pellegrini, Jean-Fran?ois Godet-Calogeras, Michael F. Cusato, Laurent Gallant, William J. Short, Ingrid Peterson and Lezlie Knox. These commentaries will become must have reading for any scholar, student or interested layperson in the Early Documents of Francis and of Clare.