We see here a selection of photographs illustrating where certain inscriptions are located on important landmarks in Florence. Their importance should be evident immediately to most everyone acquainted with the architecture with which they are associated: the first two of the Cathedral of Florence recording its date of construction; a third, on Ponte Vecchio recording the flood of 1333 A.D. and the reconstruction afterwards - also showing an interesting feature in that the text, when scanned, is of six Latin hexameter lines; the fourth, the Column of Saint Zenobius, Bishop of Florence, precariously situated in a traffic zone in Piazza San Giovanni, with only a metal fence protecting it from damage.

All four of these photographs I made when engaged in this research as a Fulbright Grantee in Florence.

Photos: (click a photo for a larger view)

1) Cathedral of Florence (Duomo); Exterior: North side. A.D.1330

2) Cathedral of Florence (Duomo); Exterior: South side. A.D. 1296

3) Ponte Vecchio; East side (center) on wall facing South

4) Column of Saint Zenobius; Piazza di San Giovanni