Legends of Florence: Collected from the People, First Series

A compact anthology of oral traditions tied to the city’s landmarks, collecting tales about churches, fountains, bridges, towers, and streets that fuse superstition, witchcraft, charms, humorous anecdotes, and variants of older myths. Most pieces come from local storytellers and informal reciters, preserved in dialectal phrasing, ritual formulas, songs, and brief narrative retellings that transform fragmentary reports into readable episodes. Occasional commentary outlines how the material was gathered and corroborated, while some poetic improvisations and jest-book anecdotes diversify the tone. The volume presents a mosaic of popular belief and everyday occult practice rather than a formal, documentary history.