While the original church was oriented to the traditional east, the larger basilica was reoriented with the high altar at the northern end of the building. Thus, liturgical east corresponds to compass north for all spaces in the complex. The left aisle of the church is at compass west, liturgical north.
a circulation space, specifically a Christian religious building space that is a side division of a church where the interior is divided into parts by columns or piers
[e] According to Massimo Ceresa, Francesca died in Florence, and it is likely she joined her husband in the Santa Maria Novella tomb
[f] Though he would have inherited rights to the tomb in Santa Maria Novella, Giovanni Maria had married a Venetian and died in Venice. His testament, if it exists, would confirm his burial location.
[g] Lucantonio may have established his tomb around the time he wrote his will in Ferrara in 1523.
[h] Lucantonio died in Venice on April 3, 1533, and it would have taken at least a day or two to get his body back to Florence for burial.
[i] The copyist of the Sermartelli sepoltuario noted that this friar of Santa Maria Novella was heir to the family and restored their tomb in 1722.
