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Zulian Family
The Zulian family (or Zuliani) was an old Venetian nobility, Venetian noble family. The place from whence the Zulian came to Venice is unclear; however, the family is considered one of the first that History of the Republic of Venice, moved to Venice, and thus one of the oldest Venetian and Italian noble families. The family produced Military tribune, tribunes, and in the early 8th century gained Duke, dukedom, as a family member rose to the position of ''Maestro dei cavalieri''. The family produced several prominent Venetian figures, including Public figure, statesmen, generals, patrons and magnates. History The origins of the Zulian (Zuliani) are unclear, as historians provide conflicting reports. Nonetheless, their Uradel, old, or rather Ancient period, ancient origin is evident, as the family produced Military tribune, tribunes. The family appears to be one of the oldest in Venice. They produced a ''Maestro dei cavalieri'' (Master of the Knights) in 741, an office which was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large. The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial support of Charles Scribner, as a printing press to serve the Princeton community in 1905. Its distinctive building was constructed in 1911 on William Street in Princeton. Its first book was a new 1912 edition of John Witherspoon's ''Lectures on Moral Philosophy.'' History Princeton University Press was founded in 1905 by a recent Princeton graduate, Whitney Darrow, with financial support from another Princetonian, Charles Scribner II. Darrow and Scribner purchased the equipment and assumed the operations of two already existing local publishers, that of the ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' and the Princeton Press. The new press printed both local newspapers, university documents, ''The Daily Princetonian'', and later added book publishing to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
