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Transcriber’s Note
Archaic and variant spelling is preserved as printed. This includes French variants, for instance, hommage. The author uses both Mezeray and Mezerai to refer to the French historian.
The following have been noted as possible errors:
Page xv—references the illustration facing page 140 as an image depicting St. Ursula; however, the plate caption states that it depicts St. Helena. By reference to the original Grandes Heures (available on Gallica at http://gallica.bnf.fr) it appears that the plate caption is correct. However, the differing references are preserved as printed.
Page 102—includes the quote “chastily and devoutly.” This has been preserved as printed on the assumption that this was the spelling in an original source.
Page 114—includes the term ‘zebeline’. This is more usually spelled as ‘zibeline’ or ‘zibelline’, but is preserved as printed.
Page 115—the extract from the ‘Farce du Cuvier’ references one of the characters as Jacquemet; however, the original source (History of French Literature Vol. 1, by Henri Van Laun, 1878) has this character as Jaquinot. It is preserved here as printed.
Page 218—includes the quoted matter ‘defect sufflatorium in igne’. This should be ‘defecit sufflatorium’, but as the material is quoted, it is preserved as printed.
Page 222—includes quoted verse by Marot. Reference to other editions of Marot’s work suggest that this verse should read as follows:
The quoted version in the text has been preserved as printed.
Page 224—Bayaret should probably read as Bayard, but it is preserved as printed.
Page 231—includes reference to the title ‘Historié du Progrès de l’heresie’, but omits the accents. This is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.
Hyphenation has been made consistent.
The following amendments have been made:
Page xiv—Crevelli amended to Crivelli—... as being the portrait of Lucrezia Crivelli, ...
Page 18—Ghilbellines amended to Ghibellines—... between the Sienses Guelfs and Ghibellines, ...
Page 18—Novescli amended to Noveschi—The Noveschi and Dodicini members ...
Page 32—unxpected amended to unexpected—... chance incidents and unexpected humanizing makeshifts.
Page 35—courtseys amended to courteseys—He even admired the lovely gowns and misleading courteseys ...
Page 46—regretably amended to regrettably—... to whom Catherine wrote regrettably stern letter, ...
Page 49—Jacome amended to Jacomo—... of the dead man, Ser Jacomo, ...
Page 64—his amended to her—... who, after her death, was to be succeeded ...
Page 65—Pallissena amended to Palissena—Not only Trotti, but Palissena D’Este, ...
Page 66—Muratari amended to Muratori—Muratori, writing of her ...
Page 66—Muratari amended to Muratori—Muratori also touches upon ...
Page 66—predeliction amended to predilection—In dress, Beatrice had one peculiar predilection ...
Page 81—viscontis amended to Viscontis—The Viscontis held it in fief ...
Page 117—Beaujeau amended to Beaujeu—Anne of Beaujeu, the former Regent—harsh, ...
Illustration facing page 120—CALENDRIES amended to CALENDRIER—FROM THE CALENDRIER
Page 135—docctrine amended to doctrine—... which contained no false doctrine, ...
Page 147—dairy amended to diary—... Louise records the event in her diary ...
Page 153—Rodriquez amended to Rodriguez—... then known as Cardinal Rodriguez, ...
Page 156—Medeci amended to Medici—... but Giovanni de Medici, ...
Page 166—flightly amended to flighty—... the perfect tool, childlike, flighty, inherently docile, ...
Page 177—Macchiavelli amended to Machiavelli—It has been repeated by Machiavelli, ...
Illustration facing page 188—SUSSANAH amended to SUSANNAH—SUSANNAH AND THE ELDERS
Page 224—Parie amended to Pavie—Il est mort devant Pavie.
Page 279—coté amended to côté—Ennui reçu du côté de celui ...
Page 283—Pon’s amended to Pons’s—It is difficult to probe Monsieur Pons’s motives.
Page 296—Farrara amended to Ferrara—... and Renée, Duchess of Ferrara, ...
Page 299—legère amended to légère—... said it was une tête légère.
Page 301—Tintoretti amended to Tintoretto—Tintoretto, Titian, Correggio, and Raphael ...
Entries in the index have been made consistent with the main body of the text, as follows:
Page 305—Bazaret amended to Bayaret—Bayaret, 224
Page 305—d’Este amended to D’Este—Bari, Duchess of. See Beatrice D’Este
Page 305—d’Este amended to D’Este and D’Este amended to Este—Beatrice D’Este. See Este
Page 305—Beaujeau amended to Beaujeu—Beaujeu, Anne of, 117, 203
Page 305—de amended to du—Bellay, Cardinal du, 243
Page 306—Jofra amended to Jofre—Borgia, Jofre, 164
Page 306—Clavière amended to Claviere and Manlde amended to Maulde—Claviere, R. de Maulde la, 221
Page 306—Corregio amended to Correggio—Correggio, 301
Page 307—Pallisenna amended to Palissena—Este, Palissena d’, 65
Page 307—Guelphs amended to Guelfs—Guelfs, 31, 34
Page 307—d’Este amended to D’Este—Isabella D’Este.
Page 308—d’Este amended to D’Este—Leonora D’Este.
Page 308—D’Albert amended to Albret—Navarre, Henri de. See Albret
Page 308—Orris amended to Orriz—Orriz, 232, 233, 292-294, 298
Page 309—Palicé amended to Palice—Palice, La, 224
Page 309—Raynaldas amended to Raynaldus—Raynaldus, 33
Page 309—Remond amended to Rémond—Rémond, Florimond de, 231
Page 309—Callaquini amended to Callagnini—Strozzi, Callagnini, 190
Page 309—Nicolas amended to Nicholas—Toledo, Nicholas di, 17-21
The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.
Alphabetic links have been added to the beginning of the Index, for the convenience of the reader.