Excerpt from The Shores of the Adriatic: The Italian Side, an Architectural and Archaeological Pilgrimage The following pages deal with a part of Italy very little known to English people, except for a few towns such as Ravenna, Rimini, and Brindisi, and the author has been emboldened to publish his description of this interest ing coast by finding how small is the knowledge of the fine things to be seen in its cities - many of them almost unspoilt - even among those who might be ex pected to have an interest in the subject. It has been his endeavour to regard everything from the point of view of picturesqueness rather than from that Of historical completeness. At the same time, he has done his best to note whatever appeared to him of special artistic interest, and believes that those whose tastes resemble his own will find in the volume information about things they would Wish to see which does not exist in a compact form elsewhere. The guide-books are very deficient in this respect, and of comparatively little use to the archaeological and archi tectural pilgrim. He hopes also to interest the stay-at home traveller Who desires to enlarge his knowledge of the Arts of Italy, and if possible to stimulate in him a desire to see with his own eyes the beautiful things described and illustrated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.