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A CLASSICAL TOUR
THROUGH ITALY.
CHAP. L
Milan, its History, its Cathedral—Comparison
between Roman and Gothic Architecture-—St.
Charles Borromeo, his Character—St. Ambrose
—Basilica and Bibliotheca Ambrosiana—Col-
leges and Hospitals of Milan—Character of its
Inhabitants.
Milan, Milano, anciently Mediolanum, may
be ranked among' the few cities of Italy which
have, I will not say escaped, but risen superior
to the devastation of ages, wars, and revolutions,
and brought down to modern times the greatest
part, if not the whole, of their ancient celebrity.
This city must be acknowledged to have enjoyed,
during certain periods of her history, greater in-
VOL. IV. B
THROUGH ITALY.
CHAP. L
Milan, its History, its Cathedral—Comparison
between Roman and Gothic Architecture-—St.
Charles Borromeo, his Character—St. Ambrose
—Basilica and Bibliotheca Ambrosiana—Col-
leges and Hospitals of Milan—Character of its
Inhabitants.
Milan, Milano, anciently Mediolanum, may
be ranked among' the few cities of Italy which
have, I will not say escaped, but risen superior
to the devastation of ages, wars, and revolutions,
and brought down to modern times the greatest
part, if not the whole, of their ancient celebrity.
This city must be acknowledged to have enjoyed,
during certain periods of her history, greater in-
VOL. IV. B