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Melchior Broederlam
Melchior Broederlam , active c.1381-1409, Franco-Flemish painter. Broederlam was among the first practitioners of the International Gothic style (see Gothic architecture and art ). He was court painter after 1387 to Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy. Broederlam attempted to place figures in perspec... Read more
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence , city (1990 pop. 126,854), Bouches-du-Rhône dept., in Provence, SE France. It is a commercial center in an area producing olives, grapes, and almonds. Its manufactures include food products, wine-making equipment, and electrical apparatus. Founded (123 BC) by the Romans near t... Read more
Gentile da Fabriano
Gentile da Fabriano , c.1370-1427, Italian painter, one of the outstanding exponents of the elegant international Gothic style. In 1409 he worked in the Doge's Palace, Venice, painting historical frescoes that subsequently perished. In 1422 he was in Florence where he created his most celebrated pai... Read more
Sir Edmund de Mortimer
Sir Edmund de Mortimer 1376-1409, English nobleman; youngest son of Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March. In 1398 when young Edmund, the 5th earl, nephew of Sir Edmund, succeeded to the title while still a minor, Sir Edmund became the most powerful representative of his family. He supported the usu... Read more
Council of Pisa
Council of Pisa 1409, unrecognized council of the Roman Catholic Church. It was summoned to end the Great Schism (see Schism, Great ) by members of the colleges of cardinals of the two rivals, Gregory XII (in Rome) and Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna , in Avignon). The plan was to depose both men cl... Read more
Charles University
Charles University at Prague, Czech Republic; also called Univ. of Prague. The oldest and one of the most important universities of central Europe, it was founded in 1348 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, for whom it is named. The faculty was organized in four so-called nations, the Czech, Saxon, B... Read more
John Gerson
John Gerson (Jean Charlier de Gerson) , 1363-1429, French ecclesiastical statesman and writer. He studied (1377-94) under Pierre d' Ailly at the Univ. of Paris, where he took his doctorate in theology and succeeded Ailly as chancellor (1395). Both Ailly and Gerson were anxious to end the Great Sc... Read more
Owen Glendower
Owen Glendower , Welsh Owain Glyndwr, 1359?-1416?, Welsh national leader. A scion of the princes of Powys, he was also claimant through his mother to the lands of Rhys ap Gruffydd ; he was thus one of the most powerful lords in Wales. After studying law in London and fighting in the English army,... Read more
Zadar
Zadar , Ital. Zara, city (1991 pop. 176,343), W Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. A seaport and a tourist center, it has industries that produce liqueur, processed fish, textiles, and cigarettes. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop and has a branch of the Univ. of Zagr... Read more
Leipzig
Leipzig , city (1994 pop. 490,850), Saxony, E central Germany, at the confluence of the Pleisse, White Elster, and Parthe rivers. Economy One of Germany's major industrial, commercial, and transportation centers, it has many rail lines and two airports. Manufactures include textiles, elect... Read more

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Timurids
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...they took (1410) Baghdad. Shah Rukh, Timur's son, ruled (1409-46) the eastern empire, including Khorasan and Transoxiana...his son, Ulugh Beg (ruled 1447-49). He had earlier been (1409-47) viceroy of Transoxiana. He constructed many public buildings...
Leipzig
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and the opera (1960). In addition to the university (est. 1409), the city has institutes of applied radioactivity and stable...Thomas from 1723 until his death. The Univ. of Leipzig (founded 1409) became one of the most important in Germany. In the 18th cent...
Isabella of France
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Isabella of France (1389–1409), queen of Richard II. The second daughter of Charles VI of France...count of Angoulême, in 1406 but died in childbirth in September 1409 and was buried at Blois. Sue Minna Cannon
John Gerson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...between rival popes, one at Rome and one at Avignon, and by 1409 the initiative in ending this schism was taken by the Conciliarists...this was attempted, without success, at the Council of Pisa (1409). The University of Paris was a strong base for the Conciliarists...
Martin V
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...chair, withdrew his obedience from Gregory XII. Thereupon, in 1409, he participated in the Council of Pisa, which had been convoked...to end the schism. He voted in the election of Alexander V in 1409 and of John XXIII in 1410, hoping in each case, as did all...
Guillaume Dufay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Guillaume Dufay received his musical training at the cathedral school of Cambrai under Nicholas Malin and Richard Loqueville (1409-ca. 1419). One of Loqueville's three-voice works is preserved in a four-voice arrangement by Dufay. Cambrai was famous...
Al-Kashi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...The Stairway of Heaven, on Resolution of Difficulties Met by Predecessors in the Determination of Distances and Sizes). In 1409 Shah Rokh's oldest son, Ulugh Beg (1393–1449), became ruler of the Transoxania portion of the Timurid empire...
Great Schism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...anxious to end the schism, and they developed the theory that popes are subject to general councils. The Council of Pisa (1409; see Pisa, Council of ) was the result. This meeting declared that Gregory XII of the Roman (or Urbanist) line and Benedict...
René
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition René , 1409-80, king of Naples (1435-80; rival claimant to Alfonso V of Aragón and Ferdinand I of Naples), duke of Anjou...
Council of Pisa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Council of Pisa 1409, unrecognized council of the Roman Catholic Church. It was summoned to end the Great Schism (see Schism, Great ) by members...

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John of Gmunden
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Physica ” (1408), “ Metheora ” (1409, 1411), “ Tractatus Petri Hyspani ”...and “ Vetus ars ” (1413). 6 On 25 August 1409 he became magister stipendiatus and received an appointment at...
Paul of Venice
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...three years. Most of Paul ’ s work was written between 1409 and 1417; and because of his growing reputation as a philosopher...between the early Expositio super octo phisicorum (completed in 1409) and the later Summa naturalium. 1 In the Expositio, Paul...
Conciliar Movement
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Conciliar Movement (1409–49) A Church movement centred on the three general (or ecumenical) councils of Pisa (1409), CONSTANCE (1414–18), and Basle (1431–49). Its original purpose was to heal the...
Capreolus, John
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...1444), Thomist philosopher and theologian. A Dominican , he lectured at Paris and Toulouse. His main work ( Defensiones , 1409–32) was a defence of the teaching of St Thomas Aquinas against numerous attacks; it did much to revive the authority...
Alexander V
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Alexander V ( c. 1339–1410), Pope from 1409. Peter of Candia (Crete) became a Franciscan and lectured at Paris; from 1386 he held a succession of bishoprics. At the Council...
sic transit gloria mundi
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...burned to represent the transitoriness of earthly glory. It was first used at the coronation of Alexander V in Pisa, 7 July 1409, but is earlier in origin; it may ultimately derive from ‘ O quam cito transit gloria mundi [Oh how quickly the...
Rossellino, Bernardo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Rossellino, Bernardo ( b Settignano, c. 1409; d Florence, 23 Sept. 1464) and Antonio ( b Settignano, c. 1427; d Florence, 1479). Florentine sculptors, brothers...
Ganden
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism Ganden. Founded in 1409 by Tsongkhapa , Ganden (‘Blissful’) was the foremost of Gelukpa teaching monasteries. It is located on...
Ensingen, Ulrich von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...1399). He worked at the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), Esslingen (from 1398), and the convent at Pforzheim (from 1409). He, or his son, also Ulrich , appears to have acted as a consultant at Milan Cathedral in 1394. Bibliography Frankl...
Pisa, Council of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Pisa, Council of. Convoked by the cardinals in 1409 to end the Great Schism which had divided W. Christendom since 1378, it deposed both Popes Benedict XIII and Gregory XII and...

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Statuti e legislazione a Firenze dal 1355 al 1415: Lo statuto cittadino del 1409.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...1355 al 1415: Lo statuto cittadino del 1409. Bibliotheca Storica Toscana 45. Firenze...of the normative Florentine Statutes of 1409, part of a longterm, intermittent endeavor...initiated in 1394, was completed only in 1409 and reelaborated with a somewhat different...
Les Papes d'Avignon et La Maison de Savoie (1309-1409).
Magazine article from: Church History; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Avignon et La Maison de Savoie (1309-1409). By Bruno Galland. Collection de L...Avignon and the House of Savoy from 1309 to 1409. Although much has been written about...period of the Great Schism from 1378 to 1409 (the Council of Pisa), contains the...
Iraq Says U.N. Resolution 1409 Worse Than Oil-for-Food Deal
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/19/2002; 514 words ; ...Yassin Ramadan said on Sunday that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1409 is "much worse" than the oil-for-food program. "The U.N. Resolution 1409 imposes new complexities on the mechanism of the oil-for-food program...
Iraq Accepts U.N. Resolution 1409 on Oil-for-food Extension
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/16/2002; 410 words ; ...May 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraq has accepted U.N. Resolution 1409 on a six-month extension of oil-for-food deal, Iraqi Information...Sahaf said Thursday. "Iraq will deal with U.N. Resolution 1409 adopted by the Security Council on renewing the oil-for-food...
Councils of the Catholic Reformation: Pisa I (1409) to Trent (1545-63)
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; Councils of the Catholic Reformation: Pisa I (1409) to Trent (1545-63). By Nelson H. Minnich. [Variorum...the nine councils that can be considered "general" between 1409 and 1563- Those nine include PaviaSiena (1423-24) and Pisa...
Now 1409 brewers in U.S. (Weekly Specialty Beer Report).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age; 5/19/2003; 629 words ; The Association of Brewers reports that the number of U.S. brewers stands at 1409, including 996 brewpubs, 364 micros (below 15,000 bbls) and 49 regional craft brewers.
Manitoba, 1409
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 7/19/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...World? Although the preceding scene is quite obviously a work of fiction, there is nothing fantastic about it all. In the year 1409, more than 80 years before Columbus "discovered" America and two full centuries before Thomas Button and Jens Munck touched...
Today TWELFTH NIGHT -- Alameda Children's Musical Theatre presents William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," set in modern day middle school, 7:30 p.m., Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., 521-6965. FRIDAY NIGHT WALTZ -- Lessons begin 7 p.m. followed by an as
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 10/17/2003; 700+ words ; ...modern day middle school, 7:30 p.m., Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., 521-6965. MASTICK SENIOR CENTER -- Programs...modern day middle school, 2:30 p.m., Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., 521-6965. MARITIME SOCIETY -- Help the Northern...
U.N. Resolution 1409 "a New Trick" of U.S.: Iraqi Editorial
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/20/2002; 469 words ; ...embargo regime imposed on Iraq since 1990 for its invasion of Kuwait, the U.N. Security Council onMay 14 passed Resolution 1409, or the U.S.-British proposal of a 300-page goods review list to allow Iraq freely import civilian goods while tighten...
David Aers, Faith, Ethics and Church: Writing in England, 1360-1409.
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...non-violence, and renunciation of civil power. He then gauges the success of some writings in England between 1360 and 1409 in wrestling with the teachings of Jesus and the contradictions inherent in the militarization of the cross, contradictions...