(Encyclopedia) Mino da FiesoleMino da Fiesolemēˈnō dä fyāˈzōlā [key] or Mino di GiovanniMino di Giovannidē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many…
(Encyclopedia) Muscle Shoals, town (1990 pop. 9,611), Colbert co., NW Ala., on the Tennessee River opposite Florence; inc. 1923. Chemicals, truck trailers, and nuts, screws, and bolts are…
(Encyclopedia) Accademia della CruscaAccademia della Cruscaäk-kädĕˈmēä dĕlˈlä kr&oomacr;sˈkä [key] [Ital.,=academy of the chaff], Italian literary society founded in Florence in 1582 to maintain…
(Encyclopedia) Cuza, Alexander JohnCuza, Alexander Johnk&oomacr;ˈzä [key], or Alexander John I, 1820–73, first prince of Romania (1859–66), b. Moldavia. An officer who participated in the 1848…
(Encyclopedia) Tu FuTu Fud&oomacr; f&oomacr; [key], 712–70, Chinese poet. In Pinyin, his name is romanized as Du Fu. Tu Fu is often considered the greatest of Chinese poets. He did not pass…
(Encyclopedia) Price, LeontynePrice, Leontynelāˈəntēn [key], 1927–, American soprano, b. Laurel, Miss., as Mary Violet Leontine Price. She studied voice at Juilliard with Florence Page Kimball.…
(Encyclopedia) Jarves, James JacksonJarves, James Jacksonjärˈvĭs [key], 1818–88, American art critic and art collector, b. Boston. He spent some years in Honolulu, where he founded and edited a…
(Encyclopedia) Ghiberti, LorenzoGhiberti, Lorenzolōrĕnˈtsō gēbĕrˈtē [key], c.1378–1455, Florentine sculptor. He received his early training in the workshop of Bartoluccio. In 1401 he entered the…
