Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione
Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione (1530–1576) was an author and cartographer Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im .... Works * Lettere di XIII huomini illustri, allequali oltra tutte l'altre fin qua stampate, di nuouo ne sono state aggiunte molte Da Thomaso Porcacchi in Vinetia presso Giorgio de' Cavalli, 1565. * ''Paralleli o essempi simili di Thomaso Porcacchi cauati da gl'historici, accioché si vegga, come in ogni tempo le cose del mondo hanno riscontro, o fra loro, o con quelle de' tempi antichi. È questa, secondo l'ordine da lui posto, la seconda gioia, congiunta all'anella della sua collana historica'', In Vinegia : appresso Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, 1567. * * Funerali antichi di diuersi popoli, et nationi; forma, ordine, et pompa di sepolture, di essequie, di co ...
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Castiglion Fiorentino
Castiglion Fiorentino () is a small, walled city in eastern Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Arezzo, between the cities of Arezzo and Cortona. It is known for its annual festivals and its Etruscan archeological site. History Due to the overall infrastructure, town walls, and building architecture, for many years scholars considered the town to have been established in the late medieval time frame. More recent excavations, however, have found the remains of an Etruscan city wall (c. 4th century BC) underneath the current Piazzale del Cassero, and have discovered the remains of an Etruscan temple under one of the town's churches, la chiesa di Sant'Angelo, which was built in the 12th century. Documents from the 10th century mention a town named "Castiglione" in the feudal property of the Marquis of Monte Santa Maria. During the following century, the town became a part of the Diocese of Arezzo. From the 12th century the town was a free commune, until 1289 when, in the wake of th ...
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