PICARDY

pĭkˈərdē, Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the English Channel. It includes the Somme, Oise, and Aisne depts. and has three main geographical regions: the plateau north of Paris, which is an important wheat and beet area; the Somme River valley, with manufacturing cities like Amiens, Abbeville, and Saint-Quentin; and the coast, with fishing and commercial seaports like Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais and beach resorts such as Le Touquet and Le Crotoy. The name Picardy appeared about the 13th cent., designating the many small feudal holdings added to the crown by Philip II. During the Hundred Years War the area was contested by France and England. Louis XI occupied it in 1477, securing it for France. The word Picard, always vaguely used, also applies to the people of neighboring Artois.

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books on: Picardy  - 1507 results

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The Regions of France: A Reference Guide to History and Culture
Book by Wayne Northcutt; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Decentralization In Government--France--History--20th Century, France--Civilization--1945-, Popular Culture--France--Regions
...Charlemagne subdivided his kingdom, including Picardy, into domains administered by counts...development. Until the fourteenth century Picardy was under the control of the Count of...Duchy of Burgundy. With the exception of Picardy, in 1477 the possessions of the House...
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The Interpretation of Early Music
Book by Robert Donington; Faber and Faber, 1963
Ex. 8A . Penna, Picardy Third: 93 Friedrich Erhard Niedt, Musicalische...universality of the convention of the Picardy Third. As regards the French composers...appearance of being as well suited by a Picardy Third on their final closes as those...
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The Red Harvest: A Cry for Peace
Book by Vincent Godfrey Burns; Macmillan, 1930
Subjects: Fiction, Peace--Poetry, War Poetry
...magpie He flies as poets might. A HILL IN PICARDY CLINTON SCOLLARD There is a little hill in Picardy That, in the bygone days, was fair to see...poplar tree. Ah! lovely little hill in Picardy! White were the boles as are a maidens hands...
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Creating Cooperation: How States Develop Human Capital in Europe
Book by Pepper D. Culpepper; Cornell University Press, 2003
Subjects: Human Capital--Europe, Occupational Training--Europe, Skilled Labor--Europe
...given training area. The main training program in Picardy was ABC Picardy, 40 a policy put in place by the regional council for continuing training for adults. ABC Picardy, jointly funded by the region and by the state...
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War Verse
Book by Frank Foxcroft; T. Y. Crowell, 1918
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Poetry
MAGPIES IN PICARDY The magpies in Picardy Are more than I can tell. They flicker down the dusty roads And cast a magic spell On the men who march through Picardy Through Picardy to hell. The blackbird flies with panic, The...
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journal articles on: Picardy  - 59 results

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Exploring the Quintessential: Art for a Nation
Journal article by Margaret Rodgers; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 31, 1996
Subjects: Art, Art exhibits, Exhibitions, Visual artists
...climate to flourish. Jacksons Springtime in Picardy (1919) and Maple Woods, Algoma (1920...development. In 1919 he painted Springtime in Picardy, after returning from France where he...While the soldiers in Springtime in Picardy appear as gratuitous add - ons with no...
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Rewriting Marriage in Late Medieval Douai
Journal article by Martha Howell; The Romanic Review, Vol. 86, 1995
Subjects: Cities and towns, Medieval--Laws, regulations, etc., Flanders--History, Inheritance and succession--13th century, Marital property--13th century
...the previous generation, as it did in Picardy-Wallonia, so that in Flanders proper...northern system of the day outside of Picardy-Wallonia imagined the ravestissement...524-568. (4.) The nobility in Picardy and Wallonia observed rules of marital...
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Anglo-French and Middle English Vocabulary in Femina Nova
Journal article by W. Rothwell; Medium Aevum, Vol. 69, 2000
Subjects: English language--Middle English, 1100-1500, Femina Nova (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., French language--To 1500, Vocabulary--History
...would give the spelling of the word as chien in England (?) and Picardy, chaan in Paris, with its pronunciation being chein in England (?), cheen, or chaun (in Picardy and Paris respectively) (?). Coyrefully, writing perhaps a few...
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Why Did Louis de Roncherolles Commission a Stained-glass Window for Beauvais in 1522?
Journal article by Michael W. Cothren; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001
Subjects: Art criticism, Art history, Beauvais France, Roncherolles, Louis de, Stained glass, Windows & doors
...Piennes, Bougenhoult, and Maignelay64-moved his family to Picardy, perhaps as early as 1474, in the wake of the duke of Burgundys...named him lieutenant general and governor of the province of Picardy,72 titles he held concurrently with those of bailli and governor...
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Tapesty in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence / Edle Wirkung: Burgunder Tapisserien in Neuem Licht
Journal article by Laura Weigert; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 85, 2003
Subjects: Art exhibits, Handicrafts, Weaving
...exhibition, tapestries produced in other cities within Flanders and Picardy, what is now Belgium and northern France, were also included...dukes. Tapestries produced within the realm of these dukes in Picardy, Artois, and Flanders between 1440 and 1515 were exhibited...
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magazine articles on: Picardy  - 55 results

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Sally Drennan Mossing: Christ Be Our Light ("finlandia," "on Eagle's Wings," Veni, Emmanuel," "ubi Caritas," Etc.)/lynn L. Petersen: in Royal David's City: Carols for Piano ("irby," "veni, Emmanuel," "vom Himmel Hoch," Etc.)/wendy Lynn Stevens: How Sweet the Sound ("balm in Gilead," "judas Maccabaeus," "picardy," "st. Peter," "trust in Jesus," Etc.)/greg Bottomley: Piano Sunday Morning ("assurance," "austria," "azmon," "easter Hymn," "finlandia," "hymn of Joy," "sine Nomine," "swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "three Kings of Orient," Etc.)
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 44, April 2010
...Sweet the Sound ("balm in Gilead," "judas Maccabaeus," "picardy," "st. Peter," "trust in Jesus," Etc.)/greg Bottomley...Sweet the Sound ("Balm in Gilead," "Judas Maccabaeus," "Picardy," "St. Peter," "Trust in Jesus," etc.), Augsburg...
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Photo Travel
Magazine article by Robert B. Gorrill; PSA Journal, Vol. 70, May 2004
Subjects: Camera clubs--Achievements and awards, Emmerich, Gerald--Achievements and awards, Photographic industry--Achievements and awards, Picardy, Paulette--Achievements and awards, Polwin, Keith--Achievements and awards
...Gerald Emmerich, FPSA, EPSA of Image Makers Camera Club. Third Place Merit Award to Dawn at Friendship Cove by Paulette Picardy of Greater Lynn Photographic Association. Those receiving Honorable Mention Ribbons were: Cathedral Rock by Don Freeman of...
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Sam Donahue on CD
Magazine article by Bob Reny; IAJRC Journal, Vol. 42, September 2009
...Poor Butterfly/Love Scene/Roses of Picardy/Theres A Small Hotel/Bandstand Bash...unknown. 1955 Theme For Dancing/Roses of Picardy/Theres A Small Hotel/Love Scene...Waterfront/Basie English/ Roses Of Picardy/More Than You Know/Takin A Chance...
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End of an Old Song
Magazine article by Fraser Bell; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 112, Spring 2005
Subjects: Military music
...the morning of 1 July 1916 in the green Picardy uplands of north-eastern France. They...history may show that it was really on those Picardy slopes that final victory was in truth...smash-hit song of 1916, "Roses of Picardy," the "Battle of the Somme" has never...
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Organ Music
Magazine article by Rollin Smith; The American Organist, Vol. 42, January 2008
...songs. Some of the carols treated are "The First Nowell," "Picardy," "Morning Star," "Irby," "Theres a Song in the Air...Cradle Song," "Josef, lieber Josef mein," and "Picardy." This is a nice collection for any Christmas service or...
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Picardy Purchase Puts TV Firm in the Picture in Scotland
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 27, 2005
Picardy Purchase Puts TV Firm in the Picture in...foothold in Scotland with the purchase of the Picardy Media Group. The pounds 15m-turnover...in Caernarfon and Cardiff, has acquired Picardy for a six-figure sum, taking its number...
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It's Time to Fight for Picardy Again; Don't Go Right at Beauvais for Paris, Says Patricia Kane. Turn Left and Go to Picardy Instead - It's Far More Fun
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 14, 2010
Its Time to Fight for Picardy Again; Dont Go Right at Beauvais for...Patricia Kane. Turn Left and Go to Picardy Instead - Its Far More Fun. Byline...against the grain and swinging left into Picardy - and the first port of call proved...
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Have a Beau Peep; Mail Travel: Picardy, France AIRPORT TOWN IS PERFECT BASE FOR EXPLORING
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), October 12, 2008
Have a Beau Peep; Mail Travel: Picardy, France AIRPORT TOWN IS PERFECT BASE...perfect base for exploring the stunning Picardy region in north-west France, the backdrop...most important in the First World War. Picardy also has six of the countrys most incredible...
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Perfect Picardy
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 16, 2005
Perfect Picardy. Byline: By Hannah Stephenson The fishing...medieval port on the Somme estuary in Picardy, Northern France. We came across this...dont have to spend a fortune to stay in Picardy. In fact, you can still have a flavour...
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Travel: Picardy Is the Perfect Pit-Stop on French Tour; Enjoy a Fly-Drive in Region Steeped in History
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), December 6, 2008
Travel: Picardy Is the Perfect Pit-Stop on French Tour...drive in the historic adjoining region of Picardy. This beautiful area of northern France...capital of Amiens - the perfect base for a Picardy sojourn - boasts a cathedral that dwarfs...
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encyclopedia articles on: Picardy  - 17 results

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Picardy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PICARDY pik rde, Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the...and Calais and beach resorts such as Le Touquet and Le Crotoy. The name Picardy appeared about the 13th cent., designating the many small feudal holdings...
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Mary of Burgundy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...death (Jan., 1477) Louis XI of France seized Burgundy and Picardy and prepared to annex the Low Countries, Artois, Luxembourg...restored Artois and Franche-Comte to Philip, but Burgundy and Picardy remained French. ____________________ Copyright...
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France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...provinces of Champagne and Lorraine in the east; Artois , Picardy, French Flanders (see Nord dept.), and Normandy in the...Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie ( Picardy ), Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, and...
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Amiens
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...pop. 136,234), capital of Somme dept., N France, in Picardy , on the Somme River. It is a rail hub and a large market...an episcopal see from the 4th cent. The historic capital of Picardy, it was overrun and occupied by many invaders. It was conquered...
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Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER boolo ny -sur-mer , city (1990 pop. 44,244), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. A commercial seaport and the leading fishing port of France, it has canning and shipbuilding...
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