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Pesaro

Subject: History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)

During the Renaissance, the Italian city of Pesaro was one of the most important centres of maiolica production. Important patrons included the Sforza family and Isabella d’Este, who ...

Marches

Marches   Reference library

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
87 words

...with special rights who guarded the Welsh Marches at Hereford, Shrewsbury and Chester. The title Earl of March held by certain great feudal families is similarly derived. See also marquess . A territorial and historic division of Italy is called the Marches, which includes Pesaro and Urbino, Ancona, Macerata and Ascoli Piceno. Ride the marches, To See under ride...

Gothic Line

Gothic Line   Reference library

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
85 words

...Line . (German Gotisch Linie .) A heavily fortified defensive line built across Italy by the Germans during the Second World War. The line crossed the Italian peninsula north of Florence, running between La Spezia on the west coast to Pesaro, south of Rimini, on the east coast. The Allied operation to breach the line took place in August–September 1944 . The name refers to the ancient Gothic tribes, fearsome warriors who were regarded as the ancestors of modern Germans. See also Fortress Europe ; Gustav Line...

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