Italian hours . A 465 THE SAINTS AFTERNOON AND OTHERS . . -479 ILLUSTRATIONS THE HARBOUR, GENOA {page 162) .... Frontispiece FLAGS AT ST. MARKS, VENICE 12 A NARROW CANAL, VENICE 18 PALAZZO MOCENIGO, VENICE 64 THE AMPHITHEATRE, VERONA 84 CASA ALVISI, VENICE no THE SIMPLON GATE, MILAN 126 THE CLOCK TOWER, BERNE 136 UNDER THE ARCADES, TURIN 156 ROMAN GATEWAY, RIMINI 172 SANTA MARIA NOVELLA, FLORENCE . . .178 THE FACADE OF ST. JOHN LATERAN, ROME . .204THE COLONNADE OF ST. PETERS, ROME. . .210 CASTEL GANDOLFO 254 ENTRANCE TO THE VATICAN, ROME . . .292 VILLA DESTE, TIVOLI 306 SUBIACO 310 [k] ILLUSTR
Italian hours . A 465 THE SAINTS AFTERNOON AND OTHERS . . -479 ILLUSTRATIONS THE HARBOUR, GENOA {page 162) .... Frontispiece FLAGS AT ST. MARKS, VENICE 12 A NARROW CANAL, VENICE 18 PALAZZO MOCENIGO, VENICE 64 THE AMPHITHEATRE, VERONA 84 CASA ALVISI, VENICE no THE SIMPLON GATE, MILAN 126 THE CLOCK TOWER, BERNE 136 UNDER THE ARCADES, TURIN 156 ROMAN GATEWAY, RIMINI 172 SANTA MARIA NOVELLA, FLORENCE . . .178 THE FACADE OF ST. JOHN LATERAN, ROME . .204THE COLONNADE OF ST. PETERS, ROME. . .210 CASTEL GANDOLFO 254 ENTRANCE TO THE VATICAN, ROME . . .292 VILLA DESTE, TIVOLI 306 SUBIACO 310 [k] ILLUSTRATIONS ASSISI 322 PERUGIA 330 ETRUSCAN GATEWAY, PERUGIA 334 A STREET, CORTONA 338 THE RED PALACE, SIENA 354 SAN DOMENICO, SIENA 358 ON THE ARNO, FLORENCE 380 THE GREAT EAVES, FLORENCE ...... 412 BOBOLI GARDENS, FLORENCE 424 THE HOSPITAL, PISTOIA 442 THE LOGGIA, LUCCA 450 TOWERS OF SAN GIMIGNANO 462 SAN APOLLINARE NUOVO, RAVENNA 472 RAVENNA PINETA 478 TERRACINA 502 VENICE <«e ITALIAN HOURS SV VENICE. T is a great pleasure to write the word;but I am not sure there is not a certainimpudence in pretending to add any-thing to it. Venice has been painted anddescribed many thousands of times, andof all the cities of the world is the easiestto visit without going there. Open thefirst book and you will find a rhapsodyabout it; step into the first picture-dealers and you will findthree or four high-coloured views of it. There is notori-ously nothing more to be said on the subject. Every one has beenthere, and every one has brought back a collection of is as little mystery about the Grand Canal as about ourlocal thoroughfare, and the name of St. Mark is as familiar as thepostmans ring. It is not forbidden, however, to speak of familiarthings, and I hold that for the true Venice-lover Venice is alwaysin order. There is nothing new to be said about her certainly, butthe old is better than any novelty. It would be a sad day indeedwhen there should be something new to sa
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