MODENA

môˈdānä, city (1991 pop. 176,990), capital of Modena prov., Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Panaro River. It is an agricultural, commercial, and major industrial center. Manufactures include motor vehicles, cast-iron, machine tools, and leather. An Etruscan settlement, the city was the site of a Roman colony called Mutina, founded in the early 2d cent. b.c. and located on the Aemilian Way. Modena became a free commune in the 12th cent. and in 1288 permanently passed to the Este family of Ferrara. The duchy of Modena, established in 1452, became the seat of the Este family after it lost (1598) Ferrara. From the fall of Napoleon I in 1814 until 1859 the house of Austria-Este ruled harshly. Among the city's notable structures are the cathedral (12th cent.), which has a massive white marble campanile (289 ft/88 m high) called the Ghirlandina; the Palazzo dei Musei (1753–67), which contains several art collections and the Este library; and the ducal palace (17th cent.). The nearby Nonantola abbey (founded 752) was a center of learning in the Middle Ages. Modena has a university.

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Baldassare Castiglione, the Perfect Courtier: His Life and Letters, 1478-1529 - Vol. 2
Book by Julia Mary-Cartwright Ady; E. P. Dutton & Company, 1908
Subjects: Castiglione, Baldassarre--Conte--1478-1529, Italy--History--1492-1559
...1516-1518 Castiglione visits his bride at Modena--Letter of Ippolita Torelli-- Marriage...Isabella Boschetti -- Castiglione at Modena with Canossa -- Death of Raphael--Second...Castiglione visits his bride at Modena--Letters of Ippolita Torelli-- Marriage...
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Masks, Mimes and Miracles: Studies in the Popular Theatre
Book by Allardyce Nicoll; Cooper Square Publishers, 1963
...6 THE LATER MANTUAN TROUPES AND THE TROUPES OF PARMA AND MODENA 335 xv THE COMPANIES...and P. Quillard Paris, 1900 , and Italian by G. Setti Modena, 1893 , and N. Terzaghi Turin, 1925 . See also C. Hertling...
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The Motet in the Age of Du Fay
Book by Julie E. Cumming; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Dufay, Guillaume--D. 1474--Motets, Motets--15th Century--History And Criticism
...3 1 Settings of antiphon texts in Modena X.1.11 50 3 2 Fifteenth-century...of the motet in the Trent Codices and Modena X.1.11 182 9 1 English cantilenas in the Trent Codices and Modena X.1.11 187-9 9 2 Three-voice continental...
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A Treasury of Jewish Letters: Letters from the Famous and the Humble - Vol. 2
Book by Franz Kobler; Jewish Publication Society, 1953
Subjects: Jewish Letters
...63. Leone da Modena, the virtuoso of letter-writing...4. Leone da Modena as spokesman of the Community of Venice...6. Leone da Modena instructs his son...
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Phaethon's Children: The Este Court and Its Culture in Early Modern Ferrara
Book by Dennis Looney, Deanna Shemek; Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2005
Subjects: Este Family, Ferrara (Italy)--Civilization, Ferrara (Italy)--Intellectual Life, Ferrara (Italy)--Politics And Government, Renaissance--Italy--Ferrara
...Aleotti remained loyal to the Estense in Modena, becoming an informant on water and...in a superb edition by Massimo Rossi (Modena: Panini, 2000). See the last page...mythology. The departure ofthe Este for Modena altered irrevocably the circumstances...
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journal articles on: Modena  - 131 results

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A New Phoenix?: Modern Putting-Out in the Modena Knitwear Industry
Journal article by Mark Lazerson; Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 40, 1995
Subjects: Clothing industry--Production management, Home-based businesses--Research, Italy--Business and industry
...new phoenix?: modern putting-out in the Modena knitwear industry. by Mark Lazerson...industry, centered in the province of Modena, a rich agro-industrial area of north-central Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region. In Modena, modern putting-out offers superior organizational...
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'Intavulare': Tavole Di Canzonieri Romanzi
Journal article by Peter T. Ricketts; Medium Aevum, Vol. 76, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Intavulare: Tavole di Canzonieri Romanzi (Book)--Book reviews
...Str. App 11 = 278), ed. Ilaria Zamuner (Modena: Mucchi Editore, 2003). xiv + 189 pp...Laurenziana P (plut. 41, 42), ed. Giuseppe Noto (Modena: Mucchi Editore, 2003), xiv + 199 pp...Douce 269), ed. Luciana Borghi Cedrini (Modena: Mucchi Editore, 2004). xiv + 139 pp...
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On a Jewish Musical Renaissance
Journal article by Don Harran; Daedalus, Vol. 137, 2008
Subjects: Italian Renaissance--Social aspects, Jewish history--History, Jewish music--History, Jewish music--Religious aspects, Jews--History, Music and society--History, Music and society--Religious aspects, Music, Jewish--History, Music, Jewish--Religious aspects
...Archivoltis pupil, the Venetian rabbi Leon Modena (d. 1648), "are dispersed over the lands...ancient Jerusalem in these generations," Modena observed. Eventually, the Jews became...Salamone Rossi, who was so outstanding that Modena, his greatest supporter, said of him...
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Green Utopias: Beyond Apocalypse, Progress, and Pastoral
Journal article by Lisa Garforth; Utopian Studies, Vol. 16, 2005
Subjects: Always Coming Home (Novel)--Environmental aspects, Environmental movement--Forecasts and trends, Environmental movement--Models, Environmentalism--Forecasts and trends, Environmentalism--Models, Le Guin, Ursula K.--Criticism and interpretation, Pacific Edge (Novel)--Environmental aspects, Robinson, Kim Stanley--Criticism and interpretation, Utopian literature--Environmental aspects, Utopias in literature--Environmental aspects
...in the future utopian community of El Modena, Orange County, is intermittently interrupted...writer sometime in our near future and El Modenas recent past. The world of the utopian...plot. Second, Robinson introduces into El Modena the cosmopolitan and endlessly curious...
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Jews at the Time of the Renaissance
Journal article by Arthur M. Lesley; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 52, 1999
...suggested." A rabbi in Venice, Leone Modena (1571-1648), evidently was the author...establishes, as far as the evidence allows, that Modena wrote it, in 1623, as well as its refutation...to have been either a joke or a way for Modena to express heretical opinions. Jewish...
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Adrian Paci: Galleria Civica Di Modena
Magazine article by Alessandra Pioselli; Artforum International, Vol. 45, October 2006
Subjects: Narrative art (Visual arts)--Criticism and interpretation, Narrative art (Visual arts)--Exhibitions, Paci, Adrian--Criticism and interpretation, Paci, Adrian--Exhibitions
Adrian Paci: Galleria Civica Di Modena. by Alessandra Pioselli Adrian Pacis first solo show in a public venue in Italy, organized by Angela Vettese, was entitled...
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Food: The Sweet of the Sour
Magazine article by Corby Kummer; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, October 1999
Subjects: Cookery (Vinegar)--Recipes and menus, Cooking--Recipes and menus, Modena, Italy, Restaurants, Vinegar--Purchasing, Vinegar--Recipes and menus
...of this country. Last May I returned to Modena, in the rich industrial northern-Italian...over the designation "balsamic vinegar of Modena"-which, to the understandable dismay of...Produttori di Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, can be used by anyone anywhere (the Consorzio...
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Sweet of the Sour: Other Vinegars Have the Sweet-Sour Interest for Which Balsamic Is So Admired
Magazine article by Corby Kummer; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, October 1999
Subjects: Vinegar
...of this country. Last May I returned to Modena, in the rich industrial northern-Italian...over the designation "balsamic vinegar of Modena"--which, to the understandable dismay...Produttori di Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, can be used by anyone anywhere (the Consorzio...
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Vintage Vinegar : A Passion for Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
Magazine article by Martin Gani; World and I, Vol. 18, November 2003
Subjects: Vinegar--Product information
...traditional balsamic vinegar producers based in Modena, Italy. "This is not the vinegar you buy...condiment is created exclusively in and around Modena and the nearby city of Reggio nellEmilia...Italy and as much as $159 abroad. Both Modena and Reggio nellEmilia are aptly situated...
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Ahead of the Class
Magazine article by Chris Bull; The Advocate, April 11, 2000
Subjects: Associations, Colin, Anthony--Cases, Gay students, High schools--Cases, Orange, California, Public schools--Management, Schools, Student associations--Political aspects, Students' societies--Political aspects
...Colins home is just a block away from El Modena High School in Orange, Calif. But for...after me every second of the day." El Modena has become ground zero in the battle for...banning all extracurricular groups. El Modena is a quiet school of 1,900 mostly middle-class...
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One City, Three Ways. MODENA; IT'S the Birthplace of Pavarotti, of Ferrari and Maserati and Of. Balsamic Vinegar. Modena in Northern Italy Has Something for Everyone, Whatever Your Budget, Says TINA WALSH
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), February 11, 2007
One City, Three Ways. MODENA; ITS the Birthplace of Pavarotti, of...and Maserati and Of. Balsamic Vinegar. Modena in Northern Italy Has Something for...pounds 15pp. Cost: pounds 15. SIGHTSEEING Modenas splendid 11th Century cathedral is a...
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You Don't Have to Be a Schumacher to Drive This Ferrari; the F430 Is the Most User-Friendly Car to Come out of Modena - but Your Bank Balance Must Be Up to Speed, Too
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 9, 2005
...Most User-Friendly Car to Come out of Modena - but Your Bank Balance Must Be Up to...per cent up on its predecessor, the 360 Modena, Ferraris designers knew they had to make...the entrance to the Ferrari factory at Modena. Form now follows function more in the...
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People's Requiem for Pavarotti; Sombre Task: Pall Bearers Carry the Coffin Up to the 12th Century Cathedral ThousandsMourning a Great Star: Crowds Gather outside the Cathedral in Modena as the Coffin of the Town's Most Famous Son, Luciano Pavarotti, Arrives in Preparation for His Funeral Tomorrow
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 7, 2007
...Crowds Gather outside the Cathedral in Modena as the Coffin of the Towns Most Famous...Giuliana. A huge crowd was waiting in Modena, where the open coffin of the greatest...handkerchief androsary. For the residents of Modena, it was a time to grieve but also to celebrate...
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People's Requiem for Pavarotti; Grieving: Widow Nicoletta and Their Daughter Alice, Four, on Their Way to Pay Respects Today Mourning a Great Star: Crowds Gather outside the Cathedral in Modena as the Coffin of the Town's Most Famous Son, Luciano Pavarotti, Arrives in Preparation for His Funeral Tomorrow
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 7, 2007
...Crowds Gather outside the Cathedral in Modena as the Coffin of the Towns Most Famous...Giuliana. A huge crowd was waiting in Modena, where the open coffin of the greatest...handkerchief androsary. For the residents of Modena, it was a time to grieve but also to celebrate...
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TENOR MORPHOSIS ; MAKEOVER: Fake Beard, Moustache, Dark Wig and Plenty of Padding . . . and Jonathan Becomes the Maestro of Modena SHOW STOPPER: Jonathan Is a Dead Ringer for Pavarotti as He Will Appear in the Finale
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 3, 2008
Subjects: Opera singers
...Plenty of Padding . . . and Jonathan Becomes the Maestro of Modena SHOW STOPPER: Jonathan Is a Dead Ringer for Pavarotti as He...operatic icon known to his millions of fans as the Maestro of Modena. The British singer from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, has already...
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encyclopedia articles on: Modena  - 37 results

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Mary of Modena
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MARY OF MODENA mod in , 1658 1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was brought about through the influence of Louis XIV of France. Mary was a devout...
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Tommaso Da Modena
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TOMMASO DA MODENA c.14th-15th cent., Italian painter. He painted 40 panels for a Dominican chapter house (San Nicolo, Treviso) that depicted...
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Modena
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MODENA mo dana, city (1991 pop. 176,990), capital of Modena prov., Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Panaro River...the early 2d cent. b.c. and located on the Aemilian Way. Modena became a free commune in the 12th cent. and in 1288 permanently...
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Este , Italian Noble Family
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rulers of Ferrara (1240 1597) and of Modena (1288 1796) and celebrated patrons of...perpetual lord of Ferrara in 1264, lord of Modena in 1288, and lord of Reggio (now Reggio...1413 71, who received the title duke of Modena and Reggio from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick...
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Emilia-Romagna
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...for their capitals. Bologna, Ferrera, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, and Reggio nell Emilia...under the Farnese family, and the duchy of Modena, under the house of Este, together held...by the French from 1797 to 1814, when Modena passed to Austria and Parma and Piacenza...
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