Full text: Spence, B.: The "Lions" of Florence and its environs, or the stranger conducted through its principal studios, churches, palaces and galleries

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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 
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