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Piazza del Duomo. — Piazza di S. Lorenzo. Michæl Angelo. —
S. Barnaba: Studios of Artists, Pollastrini, Fantacchiotti.
Raphael’s fresco. — S. Maria Novella, etc. etc.
PIAZZA DEL DUOMo. — The Florentine Republic
ordered Arnolfo di Lapo to commence his design for
the Duomo in the following terms: « Whereas the
» chief aim of a people of great origin being to act
» in a way, that from its outward works, every one
» should at once recognise both its wise and ma¬
» gnanimous manner of proceeding, we order Ar¬
» nolfo Capo Maestro (head Master i. e. chief archi¬
» tect) of our city, to make a model or design for
» the complete rebuilding of S. Reparata with the
» greatest possible magnificence that the human
» mind is capable of conceiving; since it has been
» decreed in council both public and private by the
» most able men of this city, that nothing should be
» undertaken for the community, which did not cor
» respond entirely to the ideas of its most enlighten¬
» ed citizens united together to decide on such sub¬
» jects. » This is a document which requires no
comment, and it would be well to have it constantly