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p. 13Table of Contents

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Introduction, by R. A. Streatfeild

5

Author’s Preface to First Edition

11

List of Illustrations

15

CHAPTER

I.

Introduction

17

II.

Faido

22

III.

Primadengo, Calpiognia, Dalpe, Cornone, and Prato

33

IV.

Rossura, Calonico

49

V.

Calonico (continued) and Giornico

59

VI.

Piora

77

VII.

S. Michele and the Monte Pirchiriano

86

VIII.

S. Michele (continued)

92

IX.

The North Italian Priesthood

106

X.

S. Ambrogio and Neighbourhood

113

XI.

Lanzo

131

XII.

Considerations on the Decline of Italian Art

141

XIII.

Viù, Fucine, and S. Ignazio

160

XIV.

Sanctuary of Oropa

169

XV.

Oropa (continued)

175

XVI.

Graglia

188

XVII.

Soazza and the Valley of Mesocco

198

XVIII.

Mesocco, S. Bernardino, and S. Maria in Calanca

207

XIX.

The Mendrisiotto

228

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Sanctuary on Monte Bisbino

237

XXI.

A Day at the Cantine

243

XXII.

Sacro Monte, Varese

249

XXIII.

Angera and Arona

258

XXIV.

Locarno

268

XXV.

Fusio

277

XXVI.

Fusio Revisited

287

Appendix A.  Wednesbury Cocking

305

Appendix B.  Reforms instituted at S. Michele in the year 1478

309

Author’s Index

326