GREAT PYRENEES

breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in Europe from the Bronze Age (1800–1000 b.c.). It stands from 25 to 32 in. (63.5–81.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 90 to 125 lb (40.8–56.7 kg). Its weather-resistant double coat is composed of dense, fine underhairs and a thick, coarse, straight or slightly wavy outercoat. Believed to be related to an ancient mastiff of central Asia or Siberia and to have been brought into Europe by the invading Aryan hordes, the Great Pyrenees was for centuries the guardian of shepherds and flocks in the mountains of Europe. Later, it became popular at the French court and as a guard dog on large estates. Today it is commonly raised for show competition and as a pet. See dog.

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Letters from the Pyrenees: Don Luis Mbendez de Haro's Correspondence to Philip IV of Spain, July to November 1659
Book by Luis Mendez De Haro, Lynn Williams; University of Exeter Press, 2000
Subjects: France--Foreign Relations--Spain, France--Treaties, Etc--Spain--1659 Nov. 7, Franco-Spanish War, 1635-1659--Peace, Maendez De Haro, Luis--1598-1661--Correspondence, Philip--Iv--King Of Spain--1605-1665--Correspondence, Prime Ministers--Spain--Correspondence, Spain--Foreign Relations--France, Spain--Foreign Relations--Treaties, Spain--History--Philip Iv, 1621-1665
...of business and pleasure. Indeed, so great clid the influx of people to the island...sovereignty over the Conflent in the eastern Pyrenees, the fate of the key stronglu>lcls...bv coach. Hoth ministers arrived with great pomp and ceremony and an impressive train...
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A Shorter History of England and Greater Britain
Book by Arthur Lyon Cross; Macmillian, 1920
Subjects: Great Britain--History
...Spain was to be used as a pawn in Louis great game of establishing the political and...disquiet by declaring: Il ny a plus de Pyrenees . 2 Then Louis showed his hand: in December...work. 2 Literally "There are no more Pyrenees," meaning that henceforth France and...
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Great Britain from Adam Smith to the Present Day: An Economic and Social Survey
Book by C. R. Fay; Longmans, Green and Co., 1928
Subjects: Great Britain--Economic Conditions, Great Britain--Industries--History, Great Britain--Social Conditions
...were ancient things. Before Great Britain had any they were numerous...drainage canals ; and north of the Pyrenees the Canal du Midi connected...industrial revolution. The great period of road building was...1760-1830 , and one of the great road builders, Thomas Telford...among canal builders there is a greater name than Telford. James Brindley...
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Great Britain, France, and the German Problem, 1918-1939: A Study of Anglo-French Relations in the Making and Maintenance of the Versailles Settlement
Book by W. M. Jordan; Oxford University Press, 1943
Subjects: Europe--Politics And Government--1914-, France--Foreign Relations, Germany--Foreign Relations, Great Britain--Foreign Relations, Paris Peace Conference--(1919-1920)
...Spain does not look beyond the Pyrenees, and to let central and eastern...German frontier, because Great Britain refused to underwrite...between the determination of Great Britain not to extend her commitments...The railing against France in Great Britain on account of the so...
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The Life of Nelson: The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain - Vol. 1
Book by A. T. Mahan; Little Brown and Company, 1897
Subjects: Admirals--Great Britain--Biography, Great Britain--History, Naval--18th Century, Great Britain--History, Naval--19th Century, Nelson, Horatio Nelson--Viscount--1758-1805
...Corsica by the British was a matter of great importance. It was, however, only...In the north, the combined forces of Great Britain, Austria, and Holland had been...so eager to form. On the south, even greater success had attended the French armies, which had crossed the Pyrenees into Spain, driving
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Syntectonic Emplacement of the Maladeta Granite (Pyrenees) Deduced from Relationships between Hercynian Deformation and Contact Metamorphism
Journal article by N. G. Evans, G. Gleizes, D. Leblanc, J. L. Bouchez; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 155, 1998
Subjects: Geology, Mountains, Plate tectonics, Pyrenees Mountains
...this Devonian succession is greater at a distance from the pluton...greenschist facies rocks of the Pyrenees, the pressure was estimated...scale structures in the whole Pyrenees (Zwart 1979; Soula 1982...McCaffrey whose comments were of great help in improving the manuscript...
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From the Moselle to the Pyrenees: Commemoration, Cultural Memory and the 'Debatable Lands'
Journal article by William Kidd; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 35, 2005
Subjects: Civilization--Research, Collective memory--Research, Culture--Research, Resistance movements (World War II)--Research
From the Moselle to the Pyrenees: Commemoration, Cultural...war and in particular the Great War of 1914-18 played a...territories has evolved towards a greater focus on anthropological and...commemoration of 1914-18 In the Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Frances most...Republican values, including a greater observance of the major commemorative...
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The Bishop Builds a Bridge: Sanctity and Power in the Medieval Pyrenees
Journal article by Jeffrey A. Bowman; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 88, 2002
Subjects: Catholicism, Clergy, Ermengol of Urgell, Fatalities, Middle Ages
...children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren dominated episcopal...make them suited to the rugged Pyrenees of the early eleventh century...suggestions that building was not his greatest strength. Less than fifty...eleventh century was a period of great economic and demographic growth...a period which witnessed a great deal of bridge-building in...
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Stable Isotope Transfer in Open and Closed System across Chemically Contrasted Boundaries: Metacarbonate-granitoid Contacts in the Quérigut Magmatic Complex (Eastern Pyrenees, France)
Journal article by Cyril Durand, Philippe Boulvais, Didier Marquer, Michel Rossy; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 163, 2006
Subjects: Geology, Isotopes, Magma, Rocks, Thermal energy
...metamorphic aureoles have received great attention because of better...Querigut intrusion (Eastern Pyrenees, France) offers the opportunity...eastern part of the French Pyrenees, is intrusive in a deformed...complex, the skarn width is greater in external contacts than at...
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Systemes Productifs Localises, Action Publique et Innovation: L'exemple De la [Much Less Than
Journal article by Regis Guillaume; Vol. 24, 2001
Subjects: Community development--France, Pyrenees, Regional economics--France
...Mecanic Vallee Much Greater Than (Midi-Pyrenees-France). by Regis...lindustrie en Midi-Pyrenees permet disoler, au...lingenierie territorialemuch greater than. Le Conseil general...regional de Midi-Pyrenees, development, de...
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Pyrenees: They Rise as a 400-Kilometre Wall Dividing France from Spain, Clothed in Forests on Their Northern Flanks and Riven with Canyons to the South
Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 75, June 2003
Subjects: Hiking, Pyrenees--Description and travel, Trails--History
...granite and limestone, this great cliff curves in a semicircle...the most famous hotel in the Pyrenees, the Hotel des Voyageurs...Packe, whose Guide to the Pyrenees was used by Hilaire Belloc...dramatic days walking in the Pyrenees is the climb up the amphitheatres...Some areas are covered in greater detail by the 1:25,000...
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The Road to Santiago: Ted Lamb Follows a Centuries-Old Path through the Pyrenees on a Pilgrimage to Santiago De Compostela in Northwestern Spain
Magazine article by Ted Lamb; Geographical, Vol. 77, January 2005
Subjects: Spain--Description and travel
...Centuries-Old Path through the Pyrenees on a Pilgrimage to Santiago...Saint Iago--aka St James the Great, son of Zebedee, brother...foot of the western end of the Pyrenees before heading across northern...the high passes through the Pyrenees were cool and misty and one...
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These Routes Were Made for Walking: With Its Temperate Climate, Varied Geography and Fascinating History, Europe Is Hiking Heaven. So Make the Most of Summer by Taking to the Great Outdoors, and Let Nicholas Crane Guide You to and through Some of the Region's Top Walks
Magazine article by Nicholas Crane; Geographical, Vol. 75, June 2003
Subjects: Europe--Description and travel, Hiking
...So make the most of summer by taking to the great outdoors, and let Nicholas Crane guide you...coast, through the Cantabrian sierras and the Pyrenees and along the Cevennes and the Alps to the great sickle curve of the Carpathians, which would...
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... and Four Great Pilgrimages: Classic Mass Experiences to Expand Your Spiritual Worldview without Skimping on Style
Magazine article; The Advocate, September 9, 2008
Subjects: Lourdes, France--Description and travel, Package tours, Pilgrimages, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Santiago de Compostela, Spain--Description and travel, Taishan, China--Description and travel, Varanasi, India--Description and travel
... and Four Great Pilgrimages: Classic Mass...under views of the snowcapped Pyrenees can open the heart of the...site in China, Tai Shan ("great mountain") is one of the...the beheaded St. James the Great. Renewed interest has generated...
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Regarding Henry: Irish Novelist Colm Toibin Talks about Writing the Master, His Riveting Journey into the Mind of America's Great Gay Writer Henry James
Magazine article by Michael Giltz; The Advocate, June 8, 2004
Subjects: Authors--Interviews, Toibin, Colm--Interviews, Writers--Interviews
...Riveting Journey into the Mind of Americas Great Gay Writer Henry James. by Michael Giltz...Dublin and spends his summers in file Pyrenees. Still, he says, "Im probably going...point I suddenly realized this is a really great story. Its a very dramatic business being...
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A Test of Nerve in the Pyrenees; the Great Escape ROSS McCARTHY Experiences a Unique Adrenaline Rush on a Journey to a Spectacular Mountain Range
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), March 19, 2008
A Test of Nerve in the Pyrenees; the Great Escape ROSS McCARTHY Experiences...Ariege, located deep in the French Pyrenees, between Toulouse and Andorra...is the longest of its kind in the Pyrenees, turned out to be just a taster...
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Vintage Vino Has the Bottle; Alexandre the Great: Vinokourov Salutes His Spectacular Triumph in the Pyrenees Yesterday
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 24, 2007
...the Bottle; Alexandre the Great: Vinokourov Salutes His Spectacular Triumph in the Pyrenees Yesterday. Byline: IVAN...heroic stage win in the Pyrenees bordered on thesurreal...Kazakhcompanies - a source of great pride to the 33-year...
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Vintage Vino Has the Bottle; Alexandre the Great: Vinokourov Salutes His Spectacular Triumph in the Pyrenees Yesterday Picture: REUTERS Rising Champs: Rasmussen (Left) and Contador Eye Each Other Up on the Final Climb Picture: GETTY IMAGES
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 24, 2007
...the Bottle; Alexandre the Great: Vinokourov Salutes His Spectacular Triumph in the Pyrenees Yesterday Picture: REUTERS...heroic stage win in the Pyrenees bordered on thesurreal...Kazakhcompanies - a source of great pride to the 33-year...
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Vintage Vino Has the Bottle; (1) Rising Champs: Rasmussen (Left) and Contador Eyeeach Other Up on the Final Climb (2) Alexandre the Great: Vinokourov Salutes His Spectacular Triumph in the Pyrenees Yesterday
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 24, 2007
...Climb (2) Alexandre the Great: Vinokourov Salutes His Spectacular Triumph in the Pyrenees Yesterday. Byline: IVAN...heroic stage win in the Pyrenees bordered on thesurreal...Kazakhcompanies a source of great pride to the 33-year...
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PRIVATE BERT'S GREAT ESCAPE; THE SCOTS SOLDIER HONOURED FOR WI FREEDOM BID Captured by Germans Leapt off Prisoner Train Hid in Woods for Weeks Posed as Deaf Mute Hiked over Pyrenees
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 22, 2011
PRIVATE BERTS GREAT ESCAPE; THE SCOTS SOLDIER...as Deaf Mute Hiked over Pyrenees. Byline: Sam Walker AN...gruelling hike over the Pyrenees - before catching a boat...through France, over the Pyrenees and into Spain, escorted...
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encyclopedia articles on: Great Pyrenees  - 17 results

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Great Pyrenees
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GREAT PYRENEES breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in...to have been brought into Europe by the invading Aryan hordes, the Great Pyrenees was for centuries the guardian of shepherds and flocks in the mountains...
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Working Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Flandres , boxer , Briard , bull mastiff , Cardigan Welsh corgi , collie , Doberman pinscher , German shepherd , Great Dane , Great Pyrenees , komondor , kuvasz , mastiff , Newfoundland , old English sheepdog , Pembroke Welsh corgi , puli , Rottweiler...
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Gaul
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the Alps, and N of the Pyrenees. The name was extended by...wide along the sea from the E Pyrenees northeastward and up the Rhone...Augustus in 27 b.c. set up great administrative divisions...Aquitania, now extending from the Pyrenees to the Loire; Lugdunensis...organization around the cities. The greatest testimony to the stability...
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France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...natural land frontiers are the Pyrenees, along the border with Spain...France, which occupies the greater part of the Paris basin...The last two constitute the great Aquitanian plain, drained...Limousin , Lorraine , Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais...at the eastern end of the Pyrenees, and Corsican on the island...
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Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...operation. Spain has made great economic progress in recent...trade imbalance. Spains greatest trade is with France, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. Among the leading...Spain, and St. James the Greater is its apostolic patron...state, which reached its greatest splendor under Abd ar-Rahman...Catalonia). In the W Pyrenees, the Basques held out against...
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