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ipedia.com: Duomo Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Duomo is a generic Italian term for a cathedral church, especially one that has a domed roof. The term is supposedly derived from the melting of the two Latin words Dominus (Lord) and Domus (house) through medieval "vulgar" Italian, in the sense that the cathedral is "the house of God". In Architecture, and in Catholicism, the Duomo represents the continuity with the ancient basilica. www.ipedia.com /duomo.html   (328 words)

AllRefer.com - Agostino di Duccio (European Art To 1599, Biography) - Encyclopedia Agostino worked mainly in other parts of Italy; he carved marble narrative reliefs for the facade of the cathedral at Modena, decorated portions of the so-called Tempio Malatestiana at Rimini, and worked on the facade of San Bernardino at Perugia. Somewhat awkward in his rendering of anatomy, Agostino nevertheless developed a lively style. There are numerous charming reliefs by him of the Madonna and Child (Opera del Duomo, Florence; Louvre; National Gall. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Agostino.html   (208 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Charles Borromeo In the summer of 1559, Paul IV died, and the conclave for the election of his successor, which began on 9 September, was not concluded till December, when Cardinal Giovanni Angelo de' Medici was elected and took the name of Pius IV. At a consistory on the 26th of January, 1564, Pius IV confirmed the decrees of the council, and later appointed a congregation of eight cardinals to see to the execution of these decrees. Onb the 7th of January, 1566, the conclave for the election of his successor was concluded by the election of Cardinal Michele Ghislieri, O.P., of Alessandria, Bishop of Mondovi, who, at the request of Charles, took the name of Pius V. www.newadvent.org /cathen/03619a.htm   (7033 words)

modena La Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Modena è un ente autonomo che stimola le attività economiche nell'ambito del territorio modenese e nazionale e promuove lo sviluppo industriale con i molti servizi che offre alle... MODENA CELEBRA GUANDA A CENTO ANNI DALLA NASCITA... A historic university town Modena is located in Emilia-Romagna, a north-central region of Italy stretching over a fertile plane and flanking the Apennine Mountains. www.nieddu.biz /modena   (956 words)

Brunetto Latino and Dante Alighieri. Italian Manuscripts in French Exile: Bankers and their Books Interestingly, one of the members of the Bellindoti family was Palamidesso di Bellindoti del Perfetto, listed in the Libro di Montaperti as "vessillifero dei balestrieri di Porta di Duomo." He likewise was a poet, he participated in the tenzoni written concerning Charles of Anjou, and Brunetto mentioned him in Il Favolello. The Tresor was likely dedicated to Charles of Anjou in tandem with Arnolfo di Cambio's stern statue of that ruler in Roman senatorial garb, the capitoli or baton in his hand, a medieval crown upon his head, upheld by a lion throne, the statue sculpted to commemorate the event. Some of these tenzoni appear to have been written during the exile period, serving as communication at the same time as propaganda between the two sides - as it were a presidential media debate -, some, like this one, are written after this period. www.florin.ms /Bankers.html   (7589 words)

MANTUA (Ital. Mantova) - Online Information article about MANTUA (Ital. Mantova)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) pleasure, the site of the city proper, exclusive of the considerable suburbs of Borgo di Fortezza to the See also: Modena; and is also connected by rail with See also: Susani, Nuovo prospetto delle ¢iitture, di'Mantbtia (Mantua, 183o); Carlo d'Arco, Delle arti e degli arlefieidi Mantova (Mantua, 1857) ; and Storia di Mantova (Mantua, 1874). encyclopedia.jrank.org /MAL_MAR/MANTUA_Ital_Mantova_.html   (1641 words)

Informazioni Turistiche - Comune di Modena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Questo sito è accessibile da tutti i browser e gli user agent, ma il design e alcune funzionalità minori dell'interfaccia sono visibili solo con i browser che rispettano gli standard definiti dal W3C. vai alla barra di navigazione e salta menù monet %20PUBLIC%20UTILITY%20SERVICES;LOCALITA.x=;SEZIONE.x="> DUOMO DI MODENA - THE CATHEDRAL - MODENA piazzagrande.comune.modena.it /h3/h3/a2000t2/fForm+Titoli?LNG.x=ENG;PREVMULTI.x=;CAMPO.x=CLASSIFLOC;VALORE.x=5.03.04*;ORDER.x=cod_ser,LOCAL,TITOLO,CLASSIFLOC,eta_min;posizione.x=INFORMATION%20AND%20USEFUL%20NUMBERS%20>%20PUBLIC%20UTILITY%20SERVICES   (264 words)

Bjarne Mollwitz Heltved Pisa - Piazza del Duomo (Kultur) (1987) UNESCO Modena - The Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande (Kultur) (1997) UNESCO Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (Kultur) (1998) UNESCO www.mollwitz.hjem.wanadoo.dk   (2967 words)

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