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The study of rule commentaries is a crucial part of understanding the rationale behind the friars’ way of life.

Early Commentaries on the Rule of the Friars Minor (13th-14th Centuries) Vol 1:

Volume I contains The 1242 Commentary (also known as The Four Masters or The Paris Masters), The Commentary of Hugh of Digne, The Commentary of David of Augsburg and The Commentary of John of Wales.  

Early Commentaries on the Rule of the Friars Minor (Peter of John Olivi and John Pecham) Vol 2:
Towards the end of the thirteenth century, Peter of John Olivi and John Pecham picked up on Francis’s effort, in his last days, to cast light on the Franciscan way.

Early Commentaries on the Rule of the Friars Minor (Angelo Clareno) Vol 3:
Angelo Clareno’s commentary on the Franciscan rule is unique. It not only provides a line-by-line explication of the rule but places Franciscan observance in a historical context extending from Christ and his disciples through the desert fathers.