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	Tactique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the XV century the Swiss infantry, with their well disciplined square, showed that they could defeat in battlefield the Heavy medieval Horsemen of the Duke of Burgundy (battles of Grandson, 24/03/1476 and Murten the 22/06/1476).
		The use of artillery in the second half of the XV century and the beginning of the XVI century to attack a fortress had changed for ever the art of siege, especially in the Italian's wars.
		In the second half of the XVI century a siege became an important part of warfare and a lot of men and materials were needed to succeed a siege.
	www.geocities.com /ao1617/TactiqueUk.html (5070 words)

	Government and Political System of Russia in XVI century. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		XVI century in the words of an outstanding historian A.A. Zimin was a "threshold" of a new time in Russian history.
		So, the significant part of princely possessions in the reign of Vasily III was turned into his ancestral lands: some princes became deputies of the Grand Duke in their own lands, the others got patrimonial estates in other parts of the country; ancestral lands were being subdivided and became much smaller.
		The question of centralization of the State was already solved in XVI century, though the position of the head of the state still remained a source of dynastic distempers (Vasily III was childless).
	russia.rin.ru /cgi-bin/guide_e.pl?id_cat=2&id_subcat=2&id_subsubcat=2 (1008 words)

	Armement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Pikeman was the heart of the Tercio, especially in the XVI century, he had a long pike as offensive weapon and a full armour or corselet to protect himself.
		Pikeman in action (second half of the XVI century), with a full armour (the corselet), to repulse a cavalry attack.The back side of the pike drives in the ground.
		During the XVII century the muskets have been lightened (6 - 6.5 kg for a a lenght of 1.2 m), improving the casting techniques and by the second half of the XVII century muskets without the forks were common.
	www.geocities.com /ao1617/weapon.html (2136 words)

	Olga's Gallery - New Additions
		Petrus Christus is a Netherlandish Northern Renaissance painter of the XV century.
		Dieric Bouts the Elder is a Netherlandish Northern Renaissance painter of the XV century.
		Ridolfo Ghirlandaio is an Italian artist, active in the beginning of the XVI century, son of Domenico Ghirlandaio.
	www.abcgallery.com /newadd00.html (1885 words)

	Madrid monuments
		The first enclosure shows islamic remains from the 9th and 10th centuries, while the second enclosure is Chistian and dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.
		The interior of the church was renovated in the 18th century.
		This mansion is typical of Spanish aristocracy houses of the 18th century.
	www.gomadrid.com /activity/madrid-monuments.html (2084 words)

	The Vihuela and the Guitar in the XVI Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Vihuela and the Guitar in the XVI Century
		The Vihuela is a string instrument similar to the guitar that played an important role during the XVI century in Spain similar to the lute in Europe.
		Although some of the vihuelistas composers also wrote for the guitar most of the guitar repertoire in the XVI century was created by French composers.
	www.teoria.com /articulos/vihuela (92 words)

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		The present study focuses therefore on the XVI century, the period of more dramatic decline in usage of the form: control corpora from medieval Spanish and the subsequent centuries of the Colony (XVII, XVIII and beginning of the XIX centuries) where analyzed in order to isolate the period of major change.
		The main corpus itself is composed of a great variety of documents from the XVI century: official letters from Cortés to the Royals of Spain, private letters from the colonial settlers to their families in Spain, wills, laws and official decrees, theatrical pieces, historical writings, records of business transactions amongst others.
		Since the passives one finds, especially after the XIV century, are often connected to such formulas, it is clear that when the formulas stop being employed, a significant decrease in the use of the form will be recorded.
	www.tulane.edu /~ling/LSoRB/Proc/Miglio.html (3203 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Mexico City - downtown -
		To the west, on Dr. Mora and Basilio Badillo street is the Pinacoteca Virreinal, built in the XVII century in the Chapel of Dolores.
		This XVIII century baroque style building, was constructed by Pedro de Arrieta to house the Holy Inquisition Headquarters, later it served the National School of Medicine.
		The "Sagrario Metropolitano", was constructed in the mid-eighteenth century by Spanish Lorenzo Rodriguez.
	www.tourbymexico.com /df/centro/centro.htm (1604 words)

	Maronite Society
		Under Mamluk domination, which extended from the second half of the XIII century until the beginning of the XVI century, the Maronites became the target of all kinds of adversity.
		Both date to the XVI century and were written by two separate emissaries sent by the Apostolic See to inquire about the state of the Maronites during that period.
		This occurred with the installation of a printing press at the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, which was brought to Lebanon toward the end of the XVI century, 212 years before Napoleon brought his to Egypt in 1798.
	www.mari.org /JMS/july99/Maronite_Society.htm (5776 words)

	Antiques : By Period, Style : Louis XVI : All Items on Ruby Lane
		Late 19th century Sofa made from walnut, this charming item features a simple but lovely-embellished frame with twisted-ribbon design and is covered with floral upholstery that might need to be replaced.
		Beginning of the 20th Century Buffet 2 Corps made from walnut and featuring the classical Louis XVI motifs from the pierced-carved tied ribbon cartouche to the bottom doors lovely adorned with garlands.
		Elegant late 19th Century painted center table made from beechwood, it is topped by its original white with gray veins marble, which sits upon a nicely fluted belt embellished with central medallion mounted with tied ribbon and featuring the initials...
	search.rubylane.com /search/,id=4.5.38,page=7.html (1080 words)

	PolishRoots - History
		6 - a XVII century baroque garret and at nr.
		It was rebuilt in the renaissance style in the middle of the XVI century under the direction of B. Zenobi and G. Cini and once again in the classicistic style, according to the plans of architect Gucewicz, towards the end of the XVIII century.
		At the beginning of the XV century, the brick buildings were gothic-styled and rebuilt in the same style in the XVI century.
	www.polishroots.org /history/wilno_travelogue.htm (3217 words)

	wais:topics:xvi century spain and xxi century russia: history repeating itself
		Philip II's fiscal disorder had many deep economic repercussions, and, in the long term, military and political: it could be seriously considered that the famous Spanish decadence in the seventeenth century, commonly attributed to the incompetence of his successors, had its origins in the so-called "prudent king".
		Probably the most serious of all that was the introduction of coercion and sovereign arbitrariness in the economic sphere together with the lack a defined right of private property, on which the system of productivity and distribution flourished in the early days of the sixteenth century, caused irreparable damage that lasted centuries.
		The Russian bureaucracy of today and Spanish one the sixteenth century are famous for their power, their arbitrariness and their sclerosis.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/topics/week091504/spainandrussia091804.htm (1684 words)

	Antiques : By Period, Style : Louis XVI : All Items on Ruby Lane
		Fabulous Louis XVI style armoire in walnut from the Nantes region of France.
		A superb quality late 19th century Louis XVI mahogany Commode with grey-veined white marble top, mounted with bronze escutcheons, the side and drawer panels lined with bronze banding.
		Although this table was originally a centre table, it was altered sometime in the 20th century to...
	search.rubylane.com /search/,id=4.5.38,page=4.html (1106 words)

	Louis XVI Restaurant Français - New Orleans French Quarter
		Developed during a time when the city was full of young professionals who entertained lavishly, Louis XVI is responsible for educating the palates of a generation of diners and creating a sophisticated clientele that has remained loyal throughout the past 32 years.
		Louis XVI and its sister restaurant L'Escale (1981-87) brought a new generation of French chefs to New Orleans.
		Although the celebrities who have dined at Louis XVI run the gamut from Rod Stewart to Richard Burton, one of the most interesting guests was sports artist Leroy Neiman, who presented the owners with a sketch of the kitchen on the back of a menu.
	www.louisxvi.com /history.html (290 words)

	An exclusive XVIÂ° century property on the border of the Dordogne and Lot departments which is set in 10 Hectares of ...
		An exclusive XVIÂ° century property on the border of the Dordogne and Lot departments which is set in 10 Hectares of private grounds.
		An exclusive XVIÂ° century property on the border of the...
		This magnificent property was once an ancient priory with its roots dating back to the 16th century, although only the outbuildings from that time now remain.
	www.dordognehomes.com /properties/index.aspx?pid=28594 (1503 words)

	XVI Century Lithuanian Books
		Historical conditions predetermined that most Lithuanian books of the 16th century - twelve in all, including the first one - were published in the Duchy of Prussia where the smaller part of the nation lived.
		The significance of Lithuanian 16th century books for linguistic studies has been witnessed by their reprints (from the end of the 19th century to this day) not only in Lithuania, but also in Germany, Poland, and the United States as well as by numerous studies belonging to scholars all over the world.
		Original copies of eight Lithuanian 16th century books are preserved at libraries of Lithuania.
	www.lnb.lt /lnb/selectPage.do?docLocator=376&inlanguage=en (327 words)

	List of antiquities
		Pair of Louis XVI grey painted armchairs with moulded cartouche-shaped backrest.
		A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted rosewood tric-trac table; the reversible rectangular brown leather-lined top with three-quarter rim and baize lined playing-surface to the reverse, enclosing and ebony tric-trac board inlaid with natural and green-stained ivory.
		A French mahogany Bibliothèque 19th century; the rectangular moulded cornice above four glazed doors, enclosing a plain interior with schelvesflanked by stop-fluted pilasters and on a plinth base.
	www.parisantiques.com /us/liste.html (768 words)

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		With only a few brave soldiers, Spain conquered more territories in one century than Rome in all of her history...
		(1502-1799) The Fifteenth Century saw the end of the Medieval Warm Period and the beginning of the Little Ice Age.
		Charles V has been both Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain since 1519, the culmination of centuries of shrewd marriages and politics...
	spanish.apolyton.net /civ2/bestonet/scenxvi.html (818 words)

	Shargorod.org - City History Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Founded in the late 16th century, this town is one of the few remaining Jewish "shtetls" (townships).
		As a result, by the end of the XVI and beginning of the XVII century, Shargorod conducted trade with the whole region, while at the same time served as a transitional point for different goods.
		In the first half of the XVII century, Jewish community in Shargorod was one of the largest in the Podolia.
	home.comcast.net /~rayzberg/shargorod/history/shargorod_history.html (3358 words)

	Cities I: Oviedo
		century by industrial growth and the suburban development of Uría Street, and finally in the
		over the previous cathedral, which was founded in the 8th century.
		century porticoed square, which housed the vegetable market.
	www.angelfire.com /goth/poznan78/citiovie.htm (567 words)

	Decorative Arts from Antique Networking
		Description: This made of bronze hinged Box is crafted in a beautiful Art Nouveau design; leaf pattern and enamel flower on the top, it reflects the shapes and lines...
		Description: 19th century Bohemian, hand-blown ruby glass goblet with a beautiful hand painted in gold woodlands scene showing a deer running in the forest.
		Description: 18th century, superb quality marquetry circular Table Top.
	www.antiqnet.com /category,decorative-arts-565.html (233 words)

	Popular Arts Museum, Michoacan - Tourist Information - De Pata de Perro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This building was seat of the San Nicolás College during the XVI century, which was transfered to Valladolid (today Morelia) afterwards giving origin to the Michoacan's University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo.
		Colonial architecture: It was during the XVI century that this building became the seat to the San Nicolas College.
		in diameter tray, probably made in the XVII century with the finger tips, images made with the corn cane; a baptism pond from the XVI century; stoved wood saints figures from the XVIII century, paintings, among others.
	www.depatadeperro.com /dpdp/estados/michoaca/patzcuar/museodea_ing.htm (163 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - The Convents route in Morelos State
		The majestic XVI century monasteries contrast with the green color of vegetation and on the background stands the
		The convent was dedicated to the apostle Santiago and has an interesting fountain in the interior patio with engraved art expressions of lions and others.
		Zaculapan ex-convent of La Concepcion was established in the XVI century by the Augustinian order and is an example of the village's architecture.
	www.tourbymexico.com /morelos/convents.htm (520 words)

	Furniture Tables
		A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Étagère Two-Tier Desert Table with a single drawer.
		A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany "Boulle" Style Side/Game Table, with mother of pearl, ivory and brass inlaid.
		A fine 19th century Louis XV style carved walnut center table with veined white marble top.
	www.jansantiques.com /Lot/FurnitureTables.html (1337 words)

	Furniture Commodes
		A pair of 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood and Gilt-Bronze mounted two door Meuble D'Appui with Breche d'Alep marble top.
		A 19th century Louis XV style Gilt-Bronze mounted tulipwood Parquetry and sevres porcelain Meuble d'Appui with marble top.
		A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany, Satinwood, Harewood and Marquetry Commode, after a model by Jean Henri Riesener.
	www.jansantiques.com /Lot/FurnitureCommodes.html (1640 words)

	eBay - xvi century, Maritime, Postcards Paper items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Italian Majolica - Faenza -Deruta XVI - XVII century
		A Huguenot Family in the XVI Century: The Memoirs of Ph
		XVI century Italian drawings from the Robert Lehman c..
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=xvi+century&newu=1&krd=1 (266 words)

	French,mid-19th century, Louis XVI style giltwood mirror.
		Description: A superb French, 19th century, circa 1850, Louis XVI style, giltwood mirror, with the original rectangular mirror plate surrounded by a mirrored border and scrolling foliage, topped by a central cresting of torch and quiver.
		French, mid-19th century, Louis XVI style, giltwood mirror
		French, 19th century, Louis XVI style giltwood mirror
	www.goantiques.com /detail,french-mid-19th,299913.html (122 words)

	Louis XVI Antiques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Louis XVI period, brass mounted, walnut and kingwood console desserte
		French, Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition, marble fireplace mantel and complementing cast iron surround
		French, 18th century, Louis XVI period, tall case clock from Normandy.
	www.faccents.com /louis-xvi (481 words)

	Fugue Lists: XVI Century, and previous
		Note each composer is listed under the century in which lived the most.
		Bariola, Ottavio or Bariolla, Barioli (Milano XVI); It.
		Krakowa, Mikołaj z or Nicola Cracoviens (16th century); Pol.
	www.kunstderfuge.com /500.htm (2116 words)

	16th century - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		15th century - 16th century - 17th century
		As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600.
		Martin Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/16th_century (1364 words)

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