LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Lorenzo de' Medici. _Photogravure_ _Frontispiece_ From "Procession of the Magi," Riccardi Palace, Florence. By Benozzo Gozzoli. PAGE Della Robbia Frieze 3 Badia a Settimo 4 Straw Plaiters, Mugnone Valley 7 A Loggia, Piero a Sieve 9 Palazzo Pubblico, Scarperia 11 The Main Street, Scarperia 13 Madonna and Child, Chapel of the Sacred Girdle, Duomo, Prato. By Giovanni Pisano 15 Ancient Campanile della Pieve, Borgo San Lorenzo 20 Torraccia Romanelli, Borgo San Lorenzo 21 A Farm-house, Mugello 22 Ponte d'Elsa, Mugello 23 Hill of Vespignano, Mugello 24 Round Tower of Vespignano, Mugello 26 Joachim Returning to the Sheepfold, Arena Chapel, Padua. By Giotto 29 From the Walls of Scarperia 31 A Country Road, Scarperia 32 Detail of Bronze Grille. Chapel of the Sacred Girdle, Prato 33 Portrait of Bianca Cappello, Uffizi, Florence. By Alessandro Allori 37 Coats of Arms of the Ubaldini and Vichio 40 The Procession of the Magi, Riccardi Palace, Florence. By Benozzo Gozzoli 43 Ornamental Band, Della Robbia 45 The Campanile, Prato. By Giovanni Pisano 46 Detail, Procession of the Magi, Riccardi Palace, Florence. By Benozzo Gozzoli 47 Arcades "Where Hang the Copper and Woolen Goods," Prato 50 The Fortress, Prato 51 The Cathedral of Prato 53 Garden Belonging to Lorenzo's Favorite Villa, Poggio a Caiano 56 Erroneously entitled in the book as "Villa of Petraia." External Pulpit, Cathedral, Prato. By Donatello 57 Madonna and Child, with Saints, Lunette Over Central Door, Duomo, Prato. By Andrea Della Robbia 61 Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Wife of Lorenzo Il Magnifico. Wearing the Marsyas Jewel of the Medici. By Botticelli 65 Coat of Arms of Prato 68