CHAPTER LV
Cultivation of the mechanical arts in Italy 403
Watchmaking at Urbino 403
Origin of majolica or earthenware 405
Influence of Luca della Robbia 406
Majolica of Pesaro 407
Finer qualities introduced there 410
The drug-vases at Loreto 411
Subjects for majolica painting 412
Decline of the art 413
Manufactory of it at Urbino 414
And at Gubbio 414
The forms and applications of majolica-ware 415
Mottoes upon it 416
Artists chiefly employed 419
Was Raffaele among them? 422
Collections of majolica 424
APPENDICES
1572. Apr. 20. Brief from Clement VII. to Duke Francesco Maria I. 427
" May 7. Letter from the Bishop of Moldula to the confederate leaders at the sack of Rome 429
" " 20. Letter written from Urbino detailing the sack 429
" " 24. Despatch to Charles V. detailing it 433
" Jul. 9. Letter of Duke Francesco Maria I. justifying himself to the Signory of Venice 444
1525-1527. Castiglione's negotiations at the Court of Madrid 448
1571. Don John of Austria's armado at Lepanto 452
1666. Indulgences belonging to a Corona 456
1442. Monumental inscription to Count Guidantonio 458
1444. To Duke Oddantonio 459
1482. To Duke Federigo 459
1508. To Duke Guidobaldo I. 459
1538. To Duke Francesco Maria I. 460
1574. To Duke Guidobaldo II. 460
1602. To Duchess Vittoria 460
1578. To Cardinal Giulio della Rovere 461
1523. To Prince Federigo 461
1531. To Duke Francesco Maria II. 461
1632. To Princess Lavinia della Rovere 462
Statistics of Urbino 463
Revenues of the Duchy 464
Its population 466
Pietro Aretino's Sonnets on Titian's portraits of Duke Francesco Maria I. and the Duchess Leonora 470
Petition to Guidobaldo II. from the majolica makers of Pesaro 472
Letters from the Archbishop of Urbino to Cardinal Giulio della Rovere concerning a service of majolica 474
List of pieces 475
Collection of art made by the Dukes of Urbino 476
Pelli's list 478
Venturi's list 485
The Pesaro list 488
MEMOIRS OF THE DUKES OF URBINO--III
NOTE.--The Editor's notes are marked with an asterisk.
BOOK SIXTH
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OF FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE, FOURTH DUKE OF URBINO
MEMOIRS OF THE DUKES OF URBINO