Horsburgh's "Lorenzo the Magnificent" and "Savonarola," Mr.Gerald S.Davies' "Michelangelo," Mr.W.G.

Waters' "Italian Sculptors," and Col.

Young's "The Medici".
I have to thank very heartily a good English Florentine for the construction of the historical chart at the end of the volume.
E.V.L.
May, 1912 Contents Preface Chapter I The Duomo I: Its Construction Chapter II The Duomo II: Its Associations Chapter III The Duomo III: A Ceremony and a Museum Chapter IV The Campanile and the Baptistery Chapter V The Riccardi Palace and the Medici Chapter VI S.Lorenzo and Michelangelo Chapter VII Or San Michele and the Palazzo Vecchio Chapter VIII The Uffizi I: The Building and the Collectors Chapter IX The Uffizi II: The First Six Rooms Chapter X The Uffizi III: Botticelli Chapter XI The Uffizi IV: Remaining Rooms Chapter XII "Aerial Fiesole" Chapter XIII The Badia and Dante Chapter XIV The Bargello Chapter XV S.Croce Chapter XVI The Accademia Chapter XVII Two Monasteries and a Procession Chapter XVIII S.Marco Chapter XIX The SS.

Annunziata and the Spedale Degli Innocenti Chapter XX The Cascine and the Arno Chapter XXI S.Maria Novella Chapter XXII The Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele to S.Trinita Chapter XXIII The Pitti Chapter XXIV English Poets in Florence Chapter XXV The Carmine and San Miniato Historical Chart of Florence and Europe, 1296-1564 List of Illustrations In Colour The Duomo and Campanile, From the Via Pecori The Cloisters of San Lorenzo, Showing the Windows of the Biblioteca Laurenziana The Via Calzaioli, from the Baptistery, Showing the Bigallo and the Top of Or San Michele The Palazzo Vecchio The Loggia of the Palazzo Vecchio and the Via de' Leoni The Loggia de' Lanzi, the Duomo, and the Palazzo Vecchio, from the Portico of the Uffizi Fiesole, from the Hill under the Monastery The Badia and the Bargello, from the Piazza S.Firenze Interior of S.Croce The Ponte S.Trinita The Ponte Vecchio and Back of the Via de' Bardi S.Maria Novella and the Corner of the Loggia di S.Paolo The Via de' Vagellai, from the Piazza S.Jacopo Trafossi The Piazza Della Signoria on a Wet Friday Afternoon View of Florence at Evening, from the Piazzale Michelangelo Evening at the Piazzale Michelangelo, Looking West In Monotone A Cantoria.
By Donatello, in the Museum of the Cathedral Cain and Abel and Abraham and Isaac.
By Ghiberti, from his second Baptistery Doors The Procession of the Magi.
By Benozzo Gozzoli, in the Palazzo Riccardi Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino.
By Michelangelo, in the New Sacristy of S.Lorenzo Christ and S.Thomas.
By Verrocchio, in a niche by Donatello and Michelozzo in the wall of Or San Michele Putto with Dolphin.
By Verrocchio, in the Palazzo Vecchio Madonna Adoring.
Ascribed to Filippino Lippi, in the Uffizi The Adoration of the Magi.
By Leonardo da Vinci, in the Uffizi Madonna and Child.
By Luca Signorelli, in the Uffizi The Birth of Venus.
By Botticelli, in the Uffizi The Annunciation.
By Botticelli, in the Uffizi San Giacomo.
By Andrea del Sarto, in the Uffizi The Madonna del Cardellino.
By Raphael, in the Uffizi The Madonna del Pozzo.
By Franciabigio, in the Uffizi Monument to Count Ugo.
By Mino da Fiesole, in the Badia David.
By Donatello, in the Bargello By Verrocchio, in the Bargello St.George.
By Donatello, in the Bargello Madonna and Child.
By Verrocchio, in the Bargello Madonna and Child.
By Luca della Robbia, in the Bargello Bust of a Boy.
By Luca or Andrea della Robbia, in the Bargello *Monument to Carlo Marzuppini.
By Desiderio da Settignano, in S.Croce David.
By Michelangelo, in the Accademia The Flight into Egypt.
By Fra Angelico, in the Accademia The Adoration of the Shepherds.
By Ghirlandaio, in the Accademia The Vision of S.Bernard.
By Fra Bartolommeo, in the Accademia Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Saints.
By Botticelli, in the Accademia Primavera.
By Botticelli, in the Accademia The Coronation of the Virgin.
By Fra Angelico, in the Convent of S.Marco The Annunciation.
By Luca della Robbia, in the Spedale degli Innocenti The Birth of the Virgin.
By Ghirlandaio, in S.Maria Novella The Madonna del Granduca.
By Raphael, in the Pitti The Madonna della Sedia.
By Raphael, in the Pitti The Concert.
By Giorgione, in the Pitti Madonna Adoring.
By Botticini, in the Pitti The Madonna and Children.
By Perugino, in the Pitti *A Gipsy.
By Boccaccio Boccaccini, in the Pitti All the illustrations are from photographs by G.Brogi, except those marked , which are by Fratelli Alinari, and that marked *, which is by R.Anderson.
A WANDERER IN FLORENCE CHAPTER I The Duomo I: Its Construction The City of the Miracle--The Marble Companions--Twilight and Immensity--Arnolfo di Cambio--Dante's seat--Ruskin's "Shepherd"-- Giotto the various--Giotto's fun--The indomitable Brunelleschi--Makers of Florence--The present facade.
All visitors to Florence make first for the Duomo.

Let us do the same.
The real name of the Duomo is the Cathedral of S.Maria del Fiore, or St.Mary of the Flowers, the flower being the Florentine lily.