"Opus aur. et inexplicabilis bonitatis et continentiae, Conformitatum scilicet vitae Beati Fr[=a]. ad vit[=a] D[=i]. [=n]ri Jesu x[=p]i. Mediolani, in edibus Zanoti castilionei 1513. in fol. goth." The third edition, also in folio, appeared at Bologne (1590) as "Liber aureus, inscriptus liber Conformitatum, etc., per Hierem Bucchium," with some alterations in the text. Fourth edition: "Vita S. Fra[=n]. conf. ad vit. Xti., per S. Bonaventuram Conscriptu ab Henr. Sedulio Co[=m]. illustrata, 4to., Antr. 1597." Another edition, by Jer. Bacch, in folio, appeared at Bologne in 1620; and an abridged edition in octavo, by Phil. Bosquier, at Cologne, under the title of _Antiquitates Franciscanae_, a very good edition of the _Liber Conform._, "Et ex Annalibus Madingi collecta per Tibur. Navarrum," was published in 4to. at Rome in 1670. The late Dr. Elrington had a very fine copy of the following French translation:-- "Traite des Conformites du Disciple avec son Maitre, c'est a dire, de Saint Francois avec J. C., etc., le tout recueilli par un frere mineur recollect. (Valentin Maree.) Liege, 1658-60. 4 part en 3 vol. in 4to." In 1542 a small volume was put forth, containing choice passages from the _Liber Conformitatum_, with a preface and letter to the reader, purporting to be from Martin Luther. It was accordingly by many attributed to him; the real compiler was Erasmus Alberus. The title of the first edition is "Alcoranus Franciscorum, etc., ex libro conformitatum: Francof. 1542, parv. 8vo." It was reprinted, with a French translation, by Conrad Badius, at Geneva, 1560 or 1578; so says Brunet. The best edition of this work was that published at Amsterdam in 1734, in two vols. 12 mo., with some capital plates by Picart. The title is-- "L'Alcoran des Cordeliers, tant en Latin qu'en Francois; c'est a dire, Recueil des plus notables bourdes et blasphemes de ceux qui ont ose comparer Sainet Francois a Jesus Christ; tire du grand livre des _Conformites_, jadis compose par frere Barthelemi de Pise, Cordelier en son vivant. Nouvelle edition, ornee de figures dessinees par B. Picart. A Amsterdam. Aux Defens de la Compagnie. MDCCXXXIV." Another work, printed the same year, is often found with this:-- "Legende Doree, ou Sommaire de l'Histoire des Freres-mendians de l'ordre de Saint Francois. (Par Nic. Vignier.) Amsterdam, 1734. 12mo. Reimpr. sur l'ed. de Leyde, 1608 in 8vo." Thomas of Celano, the friend and scholar of St. Francis, and the author of the famous _Dies Irae_, after the saint's death composed a brief account of his life, which he afterwards greatly enlarged, and which even now is the most authentic we possess. I should be glad to know the best, as well as the latest editions of this life.