Latin Poets—Ugolino Verino—Alessandro Bracci—G. B. Contalicio—Tommaso Baldinotti—Pierio Riccio—Pisa and its University before Lorenzo’s Time—Lorenzo de’ Medici and Pisa—Restoration of the University—Filelfo’s Endeavours after a Professorship—Difficulties of the New Establishment—Professors of the University—Bartolommeo Sozzini—the Brothers Decio—Waldo Bartolini—Francesco Accolti—Pierio Leoni—Lorenzo Lippi—Bartolommeo von Pratovecchio—Francesco de’ Massimi—Studies in Florence—Fontius and Chalcondylas—Johannes Lascaris—The high Development of Greek Studies—Platina and Pomponius Leti in connection with Lorenzo—Examination of Manuscripts—Emendations—Poliziano’s Critical Works—Collation of the Pandects—Translations—The Art of Printing—Bernardo Cennini—First Printing in Florence—Increased Diffusion of Literary Treasures—Manuscript Collectors in Florence—Lorenzo de’ Medici as a Manuscript Collector—Poliziano in Venice—Cassandra Fedele—Piero de’ Medici and the Medicean Collections—The Books of Mathias Corvinus—Intercourse between the Learned of Hungary and Florence—Collections of Inscriptions—The Academy at Rome—Fra Giocondo of Verona—Lorenzo de’ Medici as the Centre of the Learned World—Assemblies of the Platonic Academy—Platonic Symposia—The Exact Sciences—Paolo Toscanelli—Amerigo Vespucci 96 THIRD PART. THE FINE ARTS. CHAPTER XII. COSIMO AND PIERO DE’ MEDICI AND ART. Revolution in the Direction of Art when Cosimo was young—Architectural Questions—Brunelleschi—Re-building of San Lorenzo—Abbey of Fiesole—Michelozzo—Church and Convent of San Marco—Other Works of Michelozzo—Chapel of the Annunziata—Tabernacle in San Miniato—Tornabuoni Palace—Brunelleschi’s Buildings—Pazzi Chapel—Pitti Palace—Luca Fancelli—Leon Batista Alberti—Rucellai Palace and Loggia—Holy Sepulchre—The Annunziata Choir—Sculpture—Donatello and Cosimo de’ Medici—Lorenzo Ghiberti—Glass Painting and the Jesuates—Luca della Robbia—Works in Glazed Earth—Sepulchral Monuments—Noferi Strozzi—Neri Capponi—Orlando de’ Medici—Splendour of the Monuments—Desiderio da Settignano—Bernardo and Antonio Rossellino—Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal—Mino da Fiesole—Ornamentation—Giuliano da Majano—Antonio Filarete—Niello—Maso Finiguerra—Painting—Masaccio and Fra Angelico of Fiesole—Benozzo Gozzoli—Paolo Uccello—Andrea dal Castagno—Domenico Veneziano—Filippo Lippi—The Peselli—Flemish in connection with Tuscan Art—Art-Treasures and Antiquities in the House of the Medici—Personal Intercourse of the Medici with Artists—Antonio Squarcialupi _degli Organi_—Domenico Veneziano to Piero de’ Medici—Benozzo Gozzali to Piero de’ Medici—Fra Filippo Lippi and the Medici—Beginnings of Art History—Cennini and Ghiberti 120 CHAPTER XIII. BUILDING IN THE DAYS OF LORENZO DE’ MEDICI.