[98] A bath in Gascony. Montaigne alludes to it in vol. ii., p. 24.
[99] Probably the fruit of the zizzolo (Ziziphus vulgaris).
[100] The Bagni di S. Paolo.
[101] A house built by Nicolas V. out of the ruins of an ancient bath, the Bagno della Crociata.
[102] This is the spring of Bulicame to which Dante alludes, Inferno, xiv.:—
“Quale del Bulicame esce il ruscello,
Che parton poi tra lor le peccatrici,
Tal per l’arena giù sen giva quello.”
Pits for the steeping of hemp and flax still exist. A document has been found in the communal archives which shows that, as late as 1469, a portion of the spring went to the Bagni delle Meretrici.
[103] Madonna della Quercia, between Orte and Viterbo. It is one of the finest Renaissance churches in Italy. It was built from Bramante’s design, and contains some beautiful Della Robbia work.