Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . 4- Dante 98. 5- Sir John Hawkwood 99 FLORENCE (1300-1400) against his own political rivals/ turned traitor and plannedto make himself Signor of Florence, But his plot was October 6, 1308, suddenly the great bell of the Signoria—the Cow (Vacca)—^began to bellow. A vast crowd, headedby Corsos enemies, collected and demanded his indictment,and in less than an hour
Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . 4- Dante 98. 5- Sir John Hawkwood 99 FLORENCE (1300-1400) against his own political rivals/ turned traitor and plannedto make himself Signor of Florence, But his plot was October 6, 1308, suddenly the great bell of the Signoria—the Cow (Vacca)—^began to bellow. A vast crowd, headedby Corsos enemies, collected and demanded his indictment,and in less than an hour, says Villani (Machiavelli says twohours), a verdict of high treason was passed against the Signori, the Podestk, the Capitano del Popolobearing the Gonfalon, with a great company on foot and onhorse, hastened to arrest him, and assaulted the palaces of theDonati near S. Piero Maggiore—in the piazzetta of the LittleMarket, nowadays often so full of life and colour, with itscarretti of fruit and divers wares. Corso, after waiting in vainfor the promised succour, fled eastwards through the Porta diS. Salvi, and having been overtaken near the VallombrosanAbbey of that saint was slain, and was buried by the monks i
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