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SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS IN 1738.
S. Spirito.* In the church of S. Croce di oro is a chapel
containing most beautiful paintings and statues ; the frescoes
in the ceiling are so life-like, that they seem to be in relief.
Afterwards we took a walk in the park outside the town [
le
Cascine?], where people usually go. In the evening I wit
nessed the illumination of a church, the SS. (Santissima)
Annunziata, in honour of some one who had been a Florentine,
and who had been canonized ; the illumination was with torches ;
the streets also were illuminated ; and there was a fine pyro
technical display from the roof of the church, etc.
September 1. I departed for Leghorn; the road was fine,
but there were mountains on both sides. Leghorn is a small
town, but handsome and populous. It has a most splendid
harbour for a thousand ships and upwards, which is protected on
three sides by walls, a bastion, and some small citadels ; on
the fourth side it is partly defended by cliffs, so that the
storm can agitate the water only from above ; from sixty to
seventy ships lay in the harbour. Leghorn had two citadels,
the old and the new; the town is well fortified ; it has three
handsome galleys, where those condemned could be seen
fastened two to two others by means of balls. I was in one
of these ships.
September 5. I arrived at Pisa, which has an academy;
it is a handsome town ; the river Arno flows through it. Much
marble is displayed here in chapels, churches, and also in
some private houses. Their cathedral is entirely of marble
on the outside; in the interior are many handsome pictures,
sculptures, and ornaments. St. John the Baptist’s [il Battisterio],
which is close by, is circular ; it is built of marble, both within
and without. The belfry tower [campanile] is of marble, and
consists of seven tiers of columns ; but it leans. The Campo
Santo is immediately adjoining ; many graves containing the
bones of saints are there ; also a quantity of bacchanalian [?]
urns which are oblong ; their length, breadth , and height
are according to the Sacred Scripture [?].
September 6. I returned to Florence, and was in the
Santa Croce, where that fine chapel [mentioned above] is ;
This monastery is now almost entirely used for military purposes.
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