FOOTNOTES

[1] See note on p. 57, Vol. I.

[2] Really in the Life of Filippo Brunelleschi, p. 236, Vol. II.

[3] Rather, of Cremona.

[4] See note on p. 57, Vol. I.

[5] Ravenna.

[6] See note on p. 59, Vol. VI.

[7] Embroiderers.

[8] Martin Heemskerk.

[9] A long gown worn by the Florentine citizens, particularly on occasions of ceremony.

[10] Cooking-pot or cauldron.

[11] Broad, flat strips of maccheroni.

[12] Mason's trowel.

[13] A sort of curd.

[14] The phrase, "To go for the Great," was originally applied to those Florentine families that belonged to the seven chief Guilds. It afterwards came to be used simply as a mark of superiority.

[15] Threshing-floor.

[16] A Florentine cake.

[17] See note on p. 57, Vol. I.

[18] A method of alluding to the Deity, which, in its playful simplicity, is quite impossible in English.

[19] Damascening.

[20] A play on the word Gallo, which means both Gaul and cock.

[21] Alvito.

[22] An error of the copyist or printer for eighteen.

[23] White, vermilion, and orange.

Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected. Hyphenation and accentuation have been standardised, all other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained.