Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Classic and Connoisseur in Italy and Sicily, Vol. 1: With an Appendix, Containing an Abridged Translation of Lanzi's Storia Pittorica
Eustace's book, as one of the earliest and most voluminous that has appeared upon the subject during the present century, though applauded at first, has of late years been exposed to a larger share of censure than any other; indeed - not withstanding its cloggy and cumbrous style, notwithstanding its admitted verbiage - a larger share than it deserves. In the Notes to the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold, its author has been char acterized as one of the most inaccurate and um satisfactory writers that have in our times attained a temporary reputation, and as very seldom to be trusted, even when he speaks of objects which he must be presumed to have seen. His errors, (continues the writer of the note), from the simple exaggeration to the downright mistatement, are so frequent as to induce a suspicion that he had either never visited the spots described, or had trusted to the fidelity of former writers. Indeed. 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.
