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	Firenze - Wikipedia
		Firenze beneficiò sotto tutti gli aspetti, (materialmente e spirituali), di questo grande cambiamento sociale e divenne uno dei luoghi catalizzatori di quella corrente di pensiero, costituendo in quell'epoca uno dei più importanti centri di rinascita della cultura mondiale.
		Patrimonio dell'Umanità riconosciuto dall'UNESCO nel 1982, il centro storico di Firenze, conchiuso all'interno della cerchia dei viali tracciati sulle vecchie mura medievali, raccoglie i più importanti beni culturali di Firenze.
		Nel medioevo, durante il periodo di sua massima popolarità, il Calcio era talmente diffuso che i signori della città, per garantire la tranquillità degli abitanti, presero a collocare in prossimità dei luoghi dove abitualmente si giocava per strada, dei bandi in pietra che vietavano espressamente tale gioco.
	wikipedia.kataweb.it /wiki/Firenze (6183 words)

	Catholic Reform and Bernardino Poccetti's Chiostro dei
		The cloister was positioned on the left-hand side of the church, directly accessible from the Piazza della SS Annunziata, and its name came from the tomb slabs which had been placed for centuries in the pavement and the lower part of the walls.
		Si rimosse il monumento di marmo, che gia era collocato in alto al termine a punto della lunetta 5.a dell'Ala 3.a lungo la chiesa, il quale sportava in fuori, e fu collocato in terra, e senza alterare epitaffio, messo dentro nel muro a punto della medesima pred[ett]a Ala, come si vede al presente.
		Annunziata di Firenze e il pittore Bernardino Poccetti da San Gimignano, Florence, 1903; Filippo Baldinucci, Notizie de professori del disegno di Cimabue in qua, F. Ranalli (ed.), Florence, 1846, vol.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-109131990.html (5879 words)

	In the footsteps of Leonardo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The monumental convent of the Santissima Annunziata stretches along the modern Via Cesare Battisti (the entrance to the convent is today at no. 6), leading to the church of the Santissima Annunziata, also known as Santa Maria de' Servi or Nunziata, on the east, and to the Piazza of San Marco on the west (Fig.
		Part of the site of the Annunziata convent was expropriated, becoming property of the state in 1807-10, during the Napoleonic suppression of religious institutions (motions for ecclesiastical reform and suppression had already been explored between 1781 and 1799).
		In comparing the Santissima Annunziata grotteschi attributed to Morto to the refined character of the grotteschi frescoed in the Cappalla del Papa at Santa Maria Novella, which are documented to be by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini (compare here Figs.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-134172682.html (5278 words)

	Talk:Basilica of St. John Lateran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is thoroughly misleading to state that it is one of "the five great ancient basilicas".
		Pope Lucius II dedicated the Lateran Palace and basilica to Saint John the Evangelist in the 12th century.
		In later years, a Benedictine monastery was established at the Lateran Palace, devoted to serving the basilica as a devotional to the two saints." The text appears informative and essentially correct.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Basilica_di_San_Giovanni_in_Laterano (2232 words)

	Florence
		To crown the insult a new magistrate, styled gonfaloniere di giustizia, was appointed to repress all abuses on the part of the nobles.
		The more noted of the public squares of Florence are the Piazza della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia de' Lanzi, and the historic fountain by Ammannati); the Piazza del Duomo; the Piazza di Santa Croce with its monument to Dante; the Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, adorned by two obelisks.
		Santissima Annunziata (mother-house of the Servites) and the Renaissance church of Ognissanti (Franciscan).
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/f/florence.html (6452 words)

	Attractions in Florence Italy, Itineraries, Florence City Tours, Florence gay and lesbian tours, trips, circuits, ...
		The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church, or Duomo, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, noted for its distinctive dome.
		The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district.
		The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.bestcitiestravel.com /florence/itineraries.html (3516 words)

	PALAZZO STROZZI. FIRENZE, FLORENCE, FLORENZ, FLORENCIA.
		Il palazzo fu commissionato dal banchiere Filippo Strozzi, che incaricò dei lavori Benedetto da Maiano, il palazzo, nei propositi del fondatore, doveva essere di una tale grandezza e maestosità da suscitare l'invidia dei nobili fiorentini.
		Una delle caratteristiche del palazzo è il rispetto, nella realizzazione della facciata, dei canoni tipici dell'architettura del XV secolo: simmetrico e lineare, i blocchi di pietra della facciata sono di dimensioni maggiori al pianterreno e divengono progressivamente più piccoli ai piani superiori.
		One of its principle characteristics is the fidelity with which the canons of 15th century architecture have been respected in the realization of the façade: symmetrical and linear, in stone blocks that are coarse and rough-hewn on the ground floor and become progressively finer with each higher floor.
	www.colonialvoyage.com /viaggi/firenzepalazzostrozzi.html (443 words)

	Le Avventure Di Pinocchio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura — also known in the English language as the Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls — is one of five churches considered to be the great ancient basilicas of Rome in Italy.
		The basilica is the shrine tomb of the church's namesake, Saint Lawrence, one of the first seven deacons of Rome martyred in 258.
		Before the present-day basilica was constructed, the estate upon which it sits was once home to a small oratory built by Emperor Constantine.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/113/le-avventure-di-pinocchio.html (743 words)

	In the footsteps of Leonardo. - Apollo - HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The monumental convent of the Santissima Annunziata stretches along the modern Via Cesare Battisti (the entrance to the convent is today at no. 6), leading to the church of the Santissima Annunziata, also known as Santa Maria de' Servi or Nunziata, on the east, and to the Piazza of San Marco on the west (Fig.
		Part of the site of the Annunziata convent was expropriated, becoming property of the state in 1807-10, during the Napoleonic suppression of religious institutions (motions for ecclesiastical reform and suppression had already been explored between 1781 and 1799).
		In comparing the Santissima Annunziata grotteschi attributed to Morto to the refined character of the grotteschi frescoed in the Cappalla del Papa at Santa Maria Novella, which are documented to be by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini (compare here Figs.
	highbeam.com /library/docfree.asp?DOCID=1G1:134172682&... (6397 words)

	Basilica della Santissima Annunziata di Firenze - Japan
		The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence and the; mother church of the Servite order.
		The Cappella di San Luca, which opens off it, has belonged to the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno since 1565.
		Many artists are buried in its vault, including Benvenuto Cellini, Pontormo, Franciabigio, Giovanni Montorsoli and Lorenzo Bartolini.
	basilica-della-santissima-annunziata-di-firenze.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Basilica_della_Santissima_Annunziata_di_Firenze (939 words)

	basilica - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about basilica
		Whatever may be the carved and embroidered envelope of a cathedral, one always finds beneath it--in the state of a germ, and of a rudiment at the least--the Roman basilica.
		Accordingly I spent the late hours either on the water(the moonlight of Venice is famous), or in the splendid square which serves as a vast forecourt to the strange old basilica of Saint Mark.
		The church of Saint-Paul has long needed a monstrance in keeping with the magnificence of that basilica, itself due to the Company of Jesus.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /basilica (229 words)

	GREGORIANO NEL MONDO
		In una cornice molto attenta e ricca di presenze hanno eseguito brani gregoriani, tutt'altro che consueti, numerosi cori europei e coreani.
		L'intento base del progetto è stato quello di promuovere lo studio e la diffusione del canto gregoriano considerato nella sua duplice valenza di punto d'avvio della civiltà musicale occidentale ed espressione, fra le più alte, della spiritualità cristiana: il tutto in un'atmosfera d'incontro e scambio di esperienze fra quanti operano nel settore.
		A questa prima edizione di IN CANTO GREGORIANO hanno partecipato 8 cori specialisti di questo repertorio, 2 provenienti da Firenze, 5 da diverse città italiane e uno dalla Svizzera.
	www.aiscgre.it /manifestazioni.htm (2847 words)

	Palazzo Della Signoria, Firenze, Monumenti E Musei - Prenota on line con Guide Of Florence
		E' il più grandioso dei palazzi della città.
		Situato in Piazza della Signoria, fu edificato tra il XIII e il XIV secolo da Arnolfo di Cambio.
		Degni di nota sono senz’altro il Salone dei Cinquecento, lo studio di Francesco I, il quartiere degli Elementi e la Sala dei Gigli.
	www.guideofflorence.com /ita/virtualtour/10.php (392 words)

	Firenze nel 600 e 700 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Inside the church of Santissima Annunziata, Caccini designed the aediculas against the tribune pillars, further expressions of his taste ft)r the colors of marble and stone.
		Precious cladding became the dominant theme in the chapel of the Princes, situated on the longitudinal axis of the church of San Lorenzo and conceived as its scenic conclusion (even though the wall between the chapel and church was never torn down).
		Construction of the church and monastery of San Firenze for the Oratorian fathers, between the seventeenth and eighteenth century was emblematic of this cultural climate.
	www.firenze.turismo.toscana.it /apteng/itinerari/fi600700text.html (10748 words)

	Chiese di Firenze - Guida alle bellezze di Firenze - Florencewelcome.com
		Sorge sul preesistente oratorio dei Servi di Maria (1235) nato, intorno a un'immagine miracolosa dell'Annunziata, per volontà di sette nobili giovani che qui si diedero a vita monastica rinunciando alla mondanità.
		Si racconta che, intorno al 250, arrivato a Firenze, iniziò la vita di eremita e che fu decapitato durante le persecuzioni anticristiane dell'imperatore Decio, andandosene poi dal luogo dell'esecuzione con la sua testa in mano e arrivando dall'altra parte dell'Arno sul luogo del suo eremitaggio...
		Fu consacrata nel 393 ed è una delle chiese che si contendono il titolo di più antica della città; per trecento anni ha avuto il ruolo di cattedrale, prima di cedere lo status a Santa Reparata, quando vennero solennemente traslate le spoglie del primo vescovo di Firenze, San Zanobi.
	www.florencewelcome.com /chiese-firenze.htm (506 words)

	Annunziata
		Torre Annunziata, population 52875 (1991), is a city in the province of Naples, region of Campania in Italy.
		The church of Villa Fontane is devoted to the Madonna of the Annunziata.
		It is a southeastern suburb of Naples on the Bay of Naples at the southern foot of...
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	Appendix 3
		His Pope Celestine III Conferring Privileges of Autonomy to the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala (Papa Celestino III concede privilegi di autonomia all'ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala in 1192) was cited by Horstmann (1968, pl.11) as one of the earliest examples of illusionistic ceilings (quadratura).
		Piero di Cosimo, a student of Cosimo Roselli, was a practitioner of perspective to whom was ascribed a Portrait of a Man in Armour (London, National Gallery), with a view of the Palazzo Vecchio possibly related to Ghirlandaio's work as discussed by White (1957, 133, n.43).
		Giacomo Di Giovanni Jaquiero was a practitioner of proto-perspective.
	www.sumscorp.com /perspective/Vol3/ap3.htm (15524 words)

	Toscana Firenze Siena Pisa Arezzo Chianti Lucca San Giminiano Pienza
		The main attraction of the square is the Basilica di Santa Croce, designed by Arnolfo di Cambio and completed in the middle of the 14th century, apart from the façade and the bell tower which were completed in the 19th century.
		The Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata was rebuilt by Michelozzi in the 15th century, on an already existing building.
		The Chiesa di Santo Spirito was designed by Brunelleschi, the main façade dates from the 18th century and the bell tower was built by Baccio d'Agnolo.
	www.portale-toscana.com /firenze_chiese.php (790 words)

	Tuscan Vacations, Tuscany Towns, Lucca, Pistoia, Prato, Pisa, Firenze, Arezzo, Livorno, Siena, Grosseto, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Situated in the idyllic natural landscape of the gulf of Baratti, Populonia was already important in the Villanovan age (IX-VIII centuries B.C.) and a rich metalworking centre of which today there remain necropolises (with the main burial typologies: pozzo, tumulus, aediculum and cave tombs) and the ruins of the acropolis.
		In the town of Orbetello, the permanent exhibition of the "Frontone di Talamone" presents the reconstruction of the pediment of an Etruscan temple, found on the hill of Talamonaccio.
		Their works, together with those of many other generations of artists up to the artists of our century, are gathered in the several museums of the town : the Uffizzi, the most selected gallery in the world, the Palatina gallery with the paintings of the "Golden Ages".
	www.mytuscany.ca /about_tuscany.html (3759 words)

	Guida Di Firenze E Prenotazioni Alberghiere - Prenota on line con Guide Of Florence
		Di incerta data di realizzazione (XI oppure addirittura V...
		La Cattedrale sorge sull’antica basilica di Santa Reparata...
		Il fatto di ospitare opere tra le più famose lo rende uno...
	www.guideofflorence.com (213 words)

	Hotels in Firenze - Firenze: Hotel Reservation in Europe
		The Grand Hotel Firenze is a landmark of history and tradition, situated in a 19th century palace overlooking the Arno river.
		Due to its strategic position, the hotel Croce di Malta is perfect for those who wish to be close to the most prestigious boutiques, the banks of the Arno River and the main monuments without having to give up peace, quiet and comfort.
		All the main monuments walking distance: the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi gallery, the church of Santa Maria Novella and the academy of fine arts with its renowned statue of David by Michelangelo.
	www.hotels-of-europe.net /en/italia/firenze (11987 words)

	Florence
		The vaulting of the ceiling is quadripartite, and ribbed in contrasting color that extends down into the compound piers that separate the nave from the side-aisles.
		The primary function of the structure was to serve as the tomb chapel for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, the founder of the family fortunes, and, secondarily, to serve as the de Medici chapel.
		The logic, clarity, and harmonious dignity of the interior are enforced by the use of pietra serena in contrast to the white stucco of the walls, and the clear proportions of the interior relationships.
	www.emich.edu /abroad/staff/Benita/Florence.html (1447 words)

	KCTV5 News, Weather, Traffic and Sports for the Kansas City Area \| Walking Tour: San Lorenzo & the Accademia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One block southeast of the entrance to Santissima Annunziata, through the arch and on the left side of Via della Colonna, is the Museo Archeologico.
		A little granite column near Piazza Santa Maria Novella was erected in 1338 by Dominican friars (the Dominican basilica Santa Maria Novella is down the street) to commemorate a famous local victory: it was here in 1244 that they defeated their avowed enemies, the Patarene heretics, in a bloody street brawl.
		In the cloisters of the Museo di Santa Maria Novella, to the left of Santa Maria Novella, is a faded fresco cycle by Paolo Uccello depicting tales from Genesis, with a dramatic vision of the Flood.
	www.kctv.com /Global/story.asp?S=6192498 (1609 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions - From Filippo Lippi to Piero della Francesca: Fra Carnevale and ...
		Piero della Francesca is one of the protagonists of this exhibition and it is worth pausing over the circumstances surrounding his arrival in Florence.
		Giovanni di Francesco joined Lippi's shop in June 1440: The agreement between the two artists specifies that Giovanni would live with Lippi and remain under contract to do whatever tasks were assigned to him, "like a good disciple" ("a uso di buono di[s]cepolo"), but for which he was to be paid.
		It was commissioned by Carlo Marsuppini (1398–1453), a native of Arezzo and the chancellor of Florence, and painted for the Olivetan monastery of San Bernardo in Arezzo (fig.
	www.metmuseum.org /special/Carnevale/carnevale_essay.asp?page=10&printFlag=1 (12794 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions - From Filippo Lippi to Piero della Francesca: Fra Carnevale and ...
		The first reference to Bartolomeo Corradini as Fra Carnevale is in a document of 1465 relating to an altarpiece for the Confraternità del Corpus Domini.
		This essay, written by Keith Christiansen, was derived from the exhibition catalogue From Filippo Lippi to Piero della Francesca: Fra Carnevale and the Making of a Renaissance Master (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2005).
		It is difficult to imagine a more modest claim to a place in the history of Renaissance art than that of the Urbino painter Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini (about 1420/25–1484), who, after joining the Dominican order about 1449, was sometimes known as Fra Carnevale.
	metmuseum.org /special/Carnevale/carnevale_essay.asp?...&printFlag=1 (875 words)

	Auto Noleggio Torre Annunziata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		APPUNTAMENTO TORRE ANNUNZIATA = - Lospoglio.it - Forniamo un servizio utile a tutti.
		Appartamento nel centro di Torre dell'Orso, a circa 400 metri dalla...
		Torchiara, Torgiano, Torino, Torre annunziata, Torre del greco, Torrimpietra...
	www609.segualo.com /autonoleggiotorreannunziata (575 words)

	Firenze Florence
		FIRENZE, 16 OTTOBRE - Un biacco, serpente innocuo ma mordace, è stato catturato ieri notte in piazza Santissima Annunziata dove sembra fosse stato abbandonato da alcune persone che solitamente stazionano sotto il loggiato.
		L' allarme sulla presenza del rettile era stato dato alla polizia dalla dipendente di un hotel che si trova nella piazza.
		In attesa dell' arrivo del direttore del Centro di scienze naturali di Prato, Gilberto Tozzi, che ha catturato il rettile, il serpente, piuttosto aggressivo e che alla fine si era attorcigliato a una colonna del loggiato, è stato tenuto a bada con una scopa.
	chico.inf-cr.uclm.es /ppsv/files/CHIME/Firenze.html (600 words)

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