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, in the

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. A branch of the family also settled in the Eastern

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organisation House of Names. They were famous entrepreneurs in the paper industry of the region

and in Southern

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References

* Giovanni Vezzelli, ''Cognomi romagnoli di origine barbarico-germanica'', Sodalizio, 1988 *

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, ''Dizionario dei cognomi italiani'', Milano, Mondadori, 1997 * Gianmario Raimondi, Luisa Ravelli, Elena Papa, ''L'antroponomastica: elementi di metodo'', Libreria stampatori, 2005 ''Piccardo family'': * Associazione italiana degli editori e negozianti di musica, Associazione editoriale-libraria italiana, Associazione editoriale-libraria italiana, Associazione italiana degli editori e negozianti di musica, ''Giornale della libreria, della tipografia, e delle arti ed industrie affini'' (Sezione 5 - Piccardo, Luigi Brunelli, Provincia di Caserta), 1888 * Benn Business Information Services, Ernest Benn Limited, ''Phillips Paper Trade Directory'', 1980 * ''Sociologia: rivista di studi sociali'', Istituto "Luigi Sturzo", Nuova ser., anno 24, n. 2–3, published in 1990

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