[29] I have not gone into the lengthy and vexed question of the date of Cangrande’s birth. The year generally accepted is 1291, and that I have followed as the most probable one, and the one most deserving of acceptance.
[30] Cipolla, op. cit. lib. i. iv.
[31] Verona and other Lectures. Allen, Orpington, 1894.
[32] This is not the place to enlarge on the fine character and qualities of Regina della Scala; but it is interesting to note that one of the most famous theatres in Italy takes its name from her, and that the “Scala” at Milan was so called in honour of this daughter of Verona.
[33] Op. cit. p. 17.
[34] See pp. 30-31.
[35] P. Sgulmero.
[36] Published anonymously in 1799 by Cristoforo Tentori.
[37] Selwyn Brinton, The Renaissance in Italian Art, Part II., p. 37. Simpkin, London, 1898.
[38] Op. cit. p. 38, etc.