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Tavola (Prato)
Tavola may refer to: *Kaliopate Tavola (born 1946), Fijian economist, diplomat, politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs *Roberto Tavola (born 1957), retired Italian professional football player See also *Gran Tavola (Italian for "Great Table") was the largest Sienese bank, and one of the most powerful banks in Europe from 1255 to 1298 *In music, the belly of a Sound board (music) A sound board, or soundboard, is the surface of a string instrument that the strings vibrate against, usually via some sort of bridge. Pianos, guitars, banjos, and many other stringed instruments incorporate soundboards. The resonant propertie ... {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliopate Tavola
Kaliopate Tavola (born 1946) is a Fijian Agricultural economist, diplomat, and politician, who was his country's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2006. He was also Minister for External Trade and Minister for Sugar. Diplomatic career A native of the small island of Dravuni in the Kadavu archipelago, Tavola was educated at Ratu Sukuna Memorial School and began his career in 1973 as an agricultural economist with the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1984 he was posted to London as a Counsellor with the Fijian High Commission; he concurrently represented the Fiji Sugar Marketing Company. He was transferred to Brussels and appointed Ambassador to Belgium in 1988, and was accredited to France, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, and Greece, as well as to UNESCO and the World Trade Organization. He remained in that position for ten years. Political career Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase appointed Tavola Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Interim Government tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Tavola
Roberto Tavola (born 7 August 1957 in Pescate) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Honours Juventus * Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ... champion: 1981–82, 1983–84 References 1957 births Living people Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Atalanta BC players Juventus FC players Cagliari Calcio players SS Lazio players AS Reggina 1914 players SPAL players US Catanzaro 1929 players Men's association football midfielders SSD Ischia Calcio players Asti Calcio FC players Footballers from the Province of Lecco {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Tavola
During the Middle Ages, the ''Gran Tavola'' (Italian for "''Great Table''") was the largest Sienese bank;de Roover, Raymond A., and Larson, Henrietta M. 1999. ''The Rise and Decline of the Medici Bank''. Beard Books. . p. 2. it was one of the most powerful banks in Europe from 1255 to 1298. The ''Gran Tavola'' has been called "the greatest bank of the thirteenth century" as well as "one of the largest commercial and banking enterprises in Europe". The main branches of the ''Gran Tavola'' during the mid-thirteenth century were in Pisa, Bologna, Genoa, Marseille, and Paris. Rise The ''Gran Tavola'' has its roots in the ''societas'' of the Bonsignori, which began activity in the 1240s with the participation of the Malavolti family.Dolan, Claire. 1991. ''Travail et travailleurs en Europe au Moyen Âge et au début des temps''. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. p. 307. The ''Gran Tavola'' was founded by Orlando Bonsignori in 1255 and in the 1260s became the exclusive deposito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
