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The Story of Verona

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Centrepiece by Andrea Mantegna behind the High Altar at San Zeno (Photogravure)Frontispiece

Castel S. Pietro from the Adige5

A Vendor of Fresh Water20

The Arena22

The façade of the Duomo45

Tower of the former Convent of S. Zeno. (The only remaining fragment of the building where the mediæval German emperors stopt on their way to Rome)50

Church of S. Zeno. Capital in the Nave54

The Tribuna—Ancient Seat of Judgment, Piazza delle Erbe63

Old Seal of Verona65

The Costa. Palazzo of Cangrande in the distance where he entertained Dante75

The back of Casa Mozzanti. Once inhabited by Alberto della Scala85

Tomb of Mastino II. della Scala91

Ponte Scaligeri. Bridge of Castel Vecchio95

Fountain in the Piazza delle Erbe. (Statue said originally to be of the third century)99

Shield of the Scaligers, with the “Holy Bird,” the badge of their dignity as Vicars Imperial102

The Piazza delle Erbe, with the Venetian Column111

Palazzo del Consiglio. Architect Fra Giocondo125

Madonna and Child, V. Pisanello, Museo Civico137

Madonna, SS. Zeno and Lorenzo Giustiniani, Girolamo dai Libri, Church of St George in Braida141

The Arms of Verona149

South Door of the Duomo151

Side Door of Duomo. Detail of Column155

Detail of Side Door of Duomo158

Church of St Anastasia from the Adige showing the Houses which stood there before the “muraglioni,” built to defend the town against the Inundations of the Adige, were erected161

Holy Water Basin in St Anastasia (Figure carved by Gabriel Cagliari, father of Paul Veronese)164

Madonna and Saints, St Anastasia (ascribed alternately to Francesco Morone and Girolamo dai Libri)167

Tomb of Guglielmo da Castelbarco170

Piazza delle Erbe173

Piazza dei Signori179

Outside Staircase, Palazzo Publico or della Regione182

The Outside Staircase, Palazzo della Ragione183

Fifteenth Century Well in Via Mazzanti186

Effigy of Cangrande189

Monument of Giovanni della Scala, Verona192

Tomb of Cansignorio della Scala193

Juliet’s House (traditionally)201

Church of S. Fermo Maggiore: The Madonna and Child and St Anne in Glory, with other Saints below (G. Francesco Caroto)205

Cavazzola’s Deposition from the Cross211

Museo Civico, The Madonna and Child enthroned, with St Joseph and the Archangel Raphael (Girolamo dai Libri)216

Virgin and Child with Saints in Glory (Paolo Morando detto Cavazzola)217

Window and Balcony in Via Seminario225

Giardino Giusti227

The Giusti Garden231

Doorway of Carved Wood in the Sacristy of S. Maria235

Choir Stall of Intarsio Work in S. Maria239

Church of S. Giorgio in Braida, Martyrdom of St George (Paolo Veronese)243

The Madonna with Holy Women (Moretto du Brescia)247

Balcony in Via St Eufemia251

Corso Cavour253

Fresco by Domenico Morone in the Library of S. Bernardino260

S. Zeno Maggiore. Choir Screen and Entrance to the Crypt269

Church of S. Zeno273

Cloisters, S. Zeno Maggiore277

Ruins of the Villa of Catullo283

Castle of Sirmione289

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Map of the Town of Verona, from an Engraving in the Biblioteca Comunale of the year 1671face page 103

Plan of the Town of Verona showing the old walls, from an engraving in the Biblioteca Comunale of the year 1535303

Map of the Townat end

All the half-tone illustrations are reproductions from photographs by Alinari, Florence.

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