A travel narrative by J. A. Wylie, following a journey from the Alps to the Tiber. It combines descriptions of Italian places with reflections on the influence of Roman Catholicism on trade, justice and knowledge. Listeners interested in nineteenth-century travel writing and religious history may find it engaging.
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PILGRIMAGE
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THE ALPS TO THE TIBER.
PILGRIMAGE
FROM
THE ALPS TO THE TIBER.
OR THE INFLUENCE OF ROMANISM ON TRADE, JUSTICE, AND KNOWLEDGE. BY REV. J.A. WYLIE, LL.D. AUTHOR OF "THE PAPACY," &c. &.c. EDINBURGH SHEPHERD & ELLIOT, 15, PRINCES STREET. LONDON: HAMILTON, ADAMS, & CO. MDCCCLV. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE Tƒŧ IƿǵǡLjŠǼŕǵƗLjƿ, 1 CHAPTER II.
8 THE PASSAGE OF THE ALPS, CHAPTER III. 23 RISE AND PROGRESS OF CONSTITUTIONALISM IN PIEDMONT, CHAPTER IV. STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VAUDOIS VALLEYS, 43 CHAPTER V. 62 STATE AND PROSPECTS OF THE VAUDOIS CHURCH, CHAPTER VI. 83 FROM TURIN TO NOVARA-PLAIN OF LOMBARDY, CHAPTER VII. FROM NOVARA TO MILAN-DOGANA-CHAIN OF THE ALPS, 94 CHAPTER VIII. 105 CITY AND PEOPLE OF MILAN, CHAPTER IX. 119 ARCO DELLA PACE-ST AMBROSE, CHAPTER X. 126 THE DUOMO OF MILAN, CHAPTER XI. 137 MILAN TO BRESCIA-THE REFORMERS, CHAPTER XII. 152 THE PRESENT THE IMAGE OF THE PAST,
CHAPTER XIII. 158 SCENERY OF LAKE GARDA-PESCHIERA-VERONA, CHAPTER XIV. FROM VERONA TO VENICE-THE TYROLESE ALPS, 168 CHAPTER XV. 178 VENICE-DEATH OF NATIONS, CHAPTER XVI. 198 PADUA-ST ANTONY-THE PO-ARREST, CHAPTER XVII. 209 FERRARA-RENÉE AND OLYMPIA MORATA, CHAPTER XVIII. 216 BOLOGNA AND THE APENNINES, CHAPTER XIX. 237 FLORENCE AND ITS YOUNG EVANGELISM, CHAPTER XX. 262 FROM LEGHORN TO ROME-CIVITA VECCHIA, CHAPTER XXI. 276 MODERN ROME, CHAPTER XXII. 289 ANCIENT ROME-THE SEVEN HILLS, CHAPTER XXIII.