PREFACE.
—
THE  present  edition  of  this  work  is  an  entire  recast,  rendered
necessary  by  the  numerous  changes  which  have  taken  place  in
Florence  during  the  last  few  years.  We  have  added  a  few
chapters  on  the  neighbourhood,  which  though  less  known  to
strangers  than  the  city,  is  not  only  attractive  from  the  beauty
of  the  scenery,  but  interesting  from  the  history  of  many  of  the
Palaces,  Villas,  and  Churches,  scattered  over  hill  and  plain.
The  illustrations  of  the  Arms  of  the  Municipality,  and  Guilds,
with  a  selection  from  those  of  the  distinguished  families  of
Florence,  annexed  to  the  end  of  Vol.  II.,  will,  we  hope,  prove
useful,  because  associated  with  the  chronicles  of  the  old
Republic.
FLORENCE:  1884.