Il giglio e la croce sulle mura di Firenze

The paper considers the series of 13 epigraphs originally on the fourtheenthcentury walls of Florence. The study of the preserved inscriptions is accompanied by the examination of indirect and archive evidence. The common characteristics of the series are identified and related to similar examples in other Italian cities. Compared to contemporary examples in Bologna and Pisa, Florentine inscriptions are characterized by the absence of celebratory elements and for a standard format responding to practical and substantive needs.