THE BOSCO AND FOUNTAIN ” 71 SIR ROBERT DUDLEY’S INSTRUMENT FOR FINDING THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE TIDES ” 75 (_By Permission of Mr Temple Leader_) THE ROCOCO FACADE ” 80 VILLA MEDICI AT FIESOLE: DISTANT VIEW OF THE VILLA AND MONASTERY OF SAN FRANCESCO AT FIESOLE, FROM SAN DOMENICO ” 81 GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLA ” 85 THE TERRACE WITH FIESOLE IN THE BACKGROUND ” 87 VILLA DELL’ AMBROGIANA: THE VILLA FROM THE COURTYARD ” 88 THE TOWN OF MONTELUPO ” 90 VILLA DI PRATOLINO: THE SERVITE MONASTERY AT MONTE SENARIO ” 91 L’APPENNINO, GIGANTIC STATUE BY GIOVANNI DA BOLOGNA ” 96 VILLA SALVIATI: GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLA ” 97 THE VILLA FROM THE TERRACE ” 107 VILLA DI FONT’ ALL’ ERTA: BOCCACCIO’S “VALLE DELLE DONNE” WITH VILLA LANDOR IN THE DISTANCE ” 108 AMMANNATI’S LOGGIA ” 111 VIEW OF THE VILLA BY COL. GOFF ” 115 VILLA DI GAMBERAIA: THE WATER GARDEN ” 116 DISTANT VIEW OF THE VILLA ” 119 VILLA DI MONTE GUFFONE: GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLA ” 120 THE VILLA AND TOWER ” 125 VILLA DI CASTEL-PULCI: DISTANT VIEW OF THE VILLA FROM A PODERE ” 126 THE GATEWAY OF THE BADIA A SETTIMO ” 130 VILLA DI POGGIO GHERARDO: GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLA FROM THE PODERE ” 131 DISTANT VIEW OF THE VILLA ” 135 VIEW OF FLORENCE FROM THE CYPRESS TREES OF POGGIO GHERARDO ” 138 VILLA DELLE SELVE: SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD’S WALLS AT LASTRA A SIGNA ” 139 THE VILLA, WITH GALILEO’S TERRACE ” 142 VILLA I COLLAZZI: THE LOGGIA ” 143 ON THE TERRACE ” 147 VILLA FERDINANDA A ARTIMINO: GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLA ” 148 THE MEDICI SHIELD ” 153 VILLA DI LAPPEGGI: THE VIEW FROM THE TERRACE ” 162 [Illustration: VILLA PALMIERI] [Illustration: (Drawing of Garden Banister, with statues.)]