""A Masque of Dead Florentines"" is a historical novel by Maurice Henry Hewlett, first published in 1902. Set in Renaissance Florence, the book tells the story of a group of artists who gather together to create a masque in honor of the city's dead. The novel is structured as a series of vignettes, each focusing on a different character or event related to the masque. Through these vignettes, Hewlett explores themes of art, love, death, and the role...