Every other house in Nuremberg, whether in the narrow and crooked side streets, or in the busy thoroughfares, is, as it were, a leaf from some mediæval chronicle. Here, in the Hirschelgasse or the Ægidien Platz, we read the story of some rich merchant prince, returning from Venice or from Palestine, eager to spend some of the fruits of his emprise in the decoration of his house, according to the style of the country which had fascinated him in his travels. There, in the Tetzel-or the Schild-Gasse, we read in the overhanging upper stories the desire of the architect in this crowded mediæval city to utilise every foot of available space, and the device is revealed to us which he adopted when the Council forbade the projection of the ground floor into the street. And those statues of Saints and Madonnas, which still stand in their niches at the corners of so many houses, those reliefs by Adam Krafft or other artists, which adorn the mansions of the great with the story of Christ and His followers, are they not eloquent, in the very lack of variety displayed in the choice of subjects, of the simple child-like faith of the Middle Ages, ever ready to hear once more the story of the Redeemer's suffering for the sake of man who had sinned? From the varying height, breadth, and styles of the houses the streets of Nuremberg gain the mediæval charm of irregularity. There is the usual happy [Illustration: HOUSE ON THE PEGNITZ] avoidance of the straight lines which render modern towns so unattractive. The general character of the red-tiled houses here is lofty, with high-peaked gables and frequently with oriel windows. The ornamentation is lavish and smacks of the Renaissance. Especially is this noticeable in the courts within. For even where the front of a house may seem narrow and almost insignificant, on entering it you frequently find a large quadrangle, with open winding staircases and broad, projecting balconies, highly ornamented, which carry back to the street behind. I mention here a few of the more notable houses, to some of which reference has already been made. Albrecht Dürer Haus, corner of Albrecht Dürer Strasse. Albrecht Dürer Birthplace, 20 Winklerstrasse. Anton Koberger Haus, Ægidien Platz. Opposite the statue of Melanchthon. Martin Behaim Haus, next door to the above. Here the famous globe of the navigator is kept. Peller (now Fuchs) Haus, Ægidien Platz. Recently restored. Willibald Pirkheimer, 35 Ægidien Platz. Hans Sachs Haus, Hans Sachs Gasse. Hieronymus Paumgärtner Haus, 23 Theresien Strasse. The relief, St. George and the dragon, is probably an early work by Adam Krafft. Krafft (formerly Pfinzing) Haus, 7 Theresien Strasse. Fembo Haus, Burgstrasse. (Opposite the Library.) Scheurl Haus, Burgstrasse. This house contains the room in which Maximilian I. stayed, carefully preserved. Topler, now Petersen Haus, Panierplatz.