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PREFACE
T T is with some misgivings that, after the fine scholar-
JL ship and language displayed by the late Mr. John
Addington Symonds, in his well-known translation of
Benvenuto Cellini's together with the
more recent essay in the same held by Miss Anne Mac-
donell/ any less accomplished hand must approach
another version. Nevertheless, it has seemed desirable
that a new and unexpurgated translation should be
given of this brilliant and world-renowned classic, and
in its preparation the text of Professor Orazio Bacci/ as
that most generally accepted by Italian students, has
been selected by the present Translator and carefully
followed. This Italian text, issued since the publication
of the third edition of Mr. Symonds' fascinating work,
includes a most careful collation of the various existing
manuscripts, and is provided with a scholarly preface
and excellent notes, abounding with illustrative refer-
ences. Side by side with it another Italian text, edited
by Signori Arturo Jahn Rusconi and Valeri/ which
^ London, J. C. Nimmo, 1889, 3rd edition.
2 London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton, 1903.
3 Firenze, G. S. Sansoni, 1901.
^ Roma, Societa Editrice Nazionale, 1901.
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T T is with some misgivings that, after the fine scholar-
JL ship and language displayed by the late Mr. John
Addington Symonds, in his well-known translation of
Benvenuto Cellini's together with the
more recent essay in the same held by Miss Anne Mac-
donell/ any less accomplished hand must approach
another version. Nevertheless, it has seemed desirable
that a new and unexpurgated translation should be
given of this brilliant and world-renowned classic, and
in its preparation the text of Professor Orazio Bacci/ as
that most generally accepted by Italian students, has
been selected by the present Translator and carefully
followed. This Italian text, issued since the publication
of the third edition of Mr. Symonds' fascinating work,
includes a most careful collation of the various existing
manuscripts, and is provided with a scholarly preface
and excellent notes, abounding with illustrative refer-
ences. Side by side with it another Italian text, edited
by Signori Arturo Jahn Rusconi and Valeri/ which
^ London, J. C. Nimmo, 1889, 3rd edition.
2 London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton, 1903.
3 Firenze, G. S. Sansoni, 1901.
^ Roma, Societa Editrice Nazionale, 1901.
vii