[313]. The plan and section being taken from two different writers, there is a slight discrepancy between the scales. I believe the plan to be the more correct of the two, though I have no means of being quite certain on the point.

[314]. ‘Dispareri d’Architettura.’

[315]. Within the last few years a façade has been added to Sta. Croce, but about which the less said the better. It is wretched in design.

Transcriber’s Notes

This book often uses inconsistent spelling, particularly with respect to accents. These were left as printed unless the author showed a clear preference for one form.

Some presumed printer’s errors have been corrected, including normalizing punctuation. Page number references in the Table of Contents were corrected where errors were found. Further corrections are listed below with the original text (top) and the corrected text (bottom).

every pains has been taken

every pain has been taken p. [xxii]

progres

progress p. [48]