Can Signorio

The reference is to the tomb of Cansignorio della Scala, one of the Scala Monuments in Verona. Cansignorio commissioned the tomb himself and was buried there in 1376. See Works, 9.206, on the use of pinnacles; Works, 9.319-320, and Fig. 7 of Plate 9 facing Works, 9.318; Works, 9.342 and Fig. 5 of Plate 12 facing Works, 9.342; and Plate B facing Works, 11.90.

‘San Signorio’ in the Ruskin Library Transcript T7A at Notebook M p.26L is a transcription error for Can Signorio.

Introduction Top Level Close

[Version 0.05: May 2008]