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The deleted text read "...a small retreat intended solely for suppers and diversions (delizie) just beyond the southeastern bounds of the medieval city..." Are you sure you have the boundaries of quattrocento Ferrara firmly in mind? Or is it I that am clueless: at this site is a map of Ferara about 1490: the view is from the south, across the river; the central square shown in perspective has the cathedral facing it on the right. Notice how much of the land within the circuit of the walls is devoted to market gardens. However, Palazzo Schifanoia would be among the cluster of buildings in the lower right, behind the basilica of S. Maria in Vado, recognizable from its nave and low aisles. The map is schematic, needless to say, but this contrada is the medieval nucleus of Ferrara, huddled round the vado ("guado" or ford) where the channel could most easily be crossed. So was it in fact actually densely built after all? I wasn't aware of this. --Wetman12:20, 16 November 2006 (UTC)Reply
