“Raffaello Sanzio,” rä-fä-ĕˈlō sänˈze-o; “Pinturicchio,” pēn-too-rēkˈke-o. (1454-1513.)
P. 387, c. 1.—“Francia,” fränˈchä. (1450-1533?) A celebrated Italian painter.
“Fra Bartholommeo,” barˈto-lo-māˌō.
For help in pronouncing the Italian names which are so numerous in this paper, we give a set of simple rules for Italian vowels and consonants.
A like a in father.
E like e in met, more prolonged and open at the close of a syllable.
I like ee in feet.
O. Pronounce roll and stop on the middle of the word, and it is precisely the Italian o.
U like oo in root.