The city and its environs c. 1600, its topography and plan, monuments, institutions, churches, monasteries, palaces, and fortresses; with discussions of the city"s history, listings of church and secular officials, noble families, local saints and cult centers from late antiquity through the sixteenth century. Illustrated with maps, paintings, engravings, and drawings of the period, including the Tavola Strozzi. Introductions, bibliography, complete index, notes, and five new maps.