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Francesco Squarcione
Francesco Squarcione , 1397-1468, Italian painter; teacher of Mantegna. According to tradition he was a tailor and embroiderer who turned to painting c.1429 and established a school of painting in Padua. Only two signed works of his exist, Madonna with Child (Berlin) and an altarpiece in five sect... Read more
Juan de Torquemada
Juan de Torquemada , 1388-1468, Spanish churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; an uncle of Tomás de Torquemada. He entered (1403) the Dominican order and later participated in the councils of Constance and Basel, where he strenuously defended the supreme papal authority against the... Read more
Harlech
Harlech , town (1981 pop. 1,372), Gwynedd, W Wales. It is a resort area with beautiful beaches. The ancient capital of Merionethshire, with its 13th-century castle, rests on a cliff 200 ft (61 m) above the modern seaside town. The heroic defense of the castle against the Yorkists (1468; see Roses, ... Read more
Péronne
Péronne , town (1993 est. pop. 9,200), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. It is a farm trade center, and its manufactures include wool, bricks, furniture, and plastics. It was a residence (10th cent.) of the Frankish kings and was united to the French crown in 1477. It was... Read more
Songhai
Songhai or Songhay , largest of the former empires in the western Sudan region of N Africa. The state was founded (c.700) by Berbers on the Middle Niger, in what is now central Mali. The rulers accepted Islam c.1000. Its power was much increased by Sonni Ali (1464-92), who occupied Timbuktu in 1... Read more
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria , b. 1466 or 1468, d. 1560, Italian admiral and statesman, of an ancient family prominent in the history of Genoa . He started his career as a condottiere and in the Italian Wars fought for Francis I of France. In 1528 he fell out with Francis and went over to Charles V, Holy Roman... Read more
Loreto
Loreto , town (1991 est. pop. 10,780), in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill overlooking the Adriatic Sea. It has silk industries and is a famous place of pilgrimage. According to legend, the Holy House of the Virgin in Nazareth was brought to Loreto through the air by angels in 1294. Around the H... Read more
Casablanca
Casablanca , Arab. Dar-al-Baida, city (1994 est. pop. 2,940,623), W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. The largest city and principal port of Morocco, it accounts for more than half of Morocco's industrial production. The city's leading industries produce textiles, glass, electronics, bricks, beer, a... Read more
Hugo van der Goes
Hugo van der Goes , d.1482, Flemish painter. Probably born in Ghent, he was a member of the painters' guild there in 1467 and became dean of the guild in 1474, a year before his semiretirement to a monastery near Brussels. Early works, such as The Fall of Man (c.1468; Vienna), recall earlier Flemi... Read more
Benozzo Gozzoli
Benozzo Gozzoli , 1420-97, Florentine painter, whose real name was Benozzo di Lese. He was apprenticed to Fra Angelico, first in Florence and later in Rome. Becoming independent in 1449, he chose to stay in Montefalco for a few years. There he created an altarpiece of a Madonna and Child with Saint... Read more

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Paul III (Pope) (Alessandro Farnese; 1468–1549; Reigned 1534–1549)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...PAUL III (POPE) (Alessandro Farnese; 1468 – 1549; reigned 1534 –...PAUL III (POPE) (Alessandro Farnese; 1468 – 1549; reigned 1534 –...Italian ecclesiastic. Born 29 February 1468 at Canino in Latium of noble parents and...
Gutenberg, Johannes (Johannes Gensfleisch Zur Laden; C. 1400–1468)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World GUTENBERG, JOHANNES (Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden; c. 1400 – 1468) GUTENBERG, JOHANNES (Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden; c. 1400 – 1468), the first European printer, inventor of movable type. Throughout the Middle...
Budé, Guillaume (1468–1540)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BUD É , GUILLAUME (1468 – 1540) BUD É , GUILLAUME (1468 – 1540), French scholar. Bud é was born into a prominent Paris bourgeois family with ties to the French crown and a large collection of books...
Ferdinand of Aragón (1452–1516)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...1504), Sicily (as Ferdinand II, ruled 1468 – 1516), and Naples (as Ferdinand...of Arag ó n (1465 – 1468; a group of associated political regions...civil war (1462 – 1472). In 1468, Juan II negotiated Ferdinand's marriage...
Louis XI
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Louis arranged a truce with him. In 1468, at the expiration of the truce with Brittany...Francis II to sign the Peace of Ancenis (1468). Having visited Péronne for...with Charles the Bold, Louis was made (1468) prisoner and forced to sign a treaty...
Dirk Bouts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...name appeared in the records of Louvain in 1457 and again in 1468, when he was appointed "city painter." It is likely that...in combination with fluid and dramatic spatial recessions. In 1468 Bouts was commissioned to paint four panels on the subject of...
Paul III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Paul III Paul III (1468-1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. He was a man of keen intelligence...renewal. Alessandro Farnese, who became Paul III, was born on Feb. 29, 1468, in Canino into one of the more powerful Renaissance families of northern...
Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...national hero in Albania, Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg (1403-1468) successfully ousted the Ottoman Turks from his native land...under Muslim rule. Following Kastrioti-Skanderbeg's death in 1468 his Albanian forces could no longer repulse the Turks; twelve...
Albania
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia ...Ottoman Turks under the leadership of Gjergj Kastrioti (1403-1468), better known as Iskander Skanderberg. The Turkish surrender...period of decentralized national unity. Skanderberg's death in 1468 from wounds at the battle of Lezhe against the Ottoman Turks...
Sejo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sejo The Korean king Sejo (1417-1468) was an effective yet cruel ruler. In his attempt to maintain...fiction. Sejo abdicated in favor of his son Yejong on Sept. 22, 1468, and died the next day of an incurable disease. Further Reading...

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Paul III
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Paul III (1468–1549). Pope , 1534–49. He received a humanist education and was made cardinal deacon by pope Alexander...
Stowell, Robert
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...English mason. He was Master of the Stonemasons at Windsor Castle, Berks. from 1452, and worked at Westminster Abbey from 1468, becoming Master-Mason in 1471. He probably designed the nave and aisles of St Margaret's Church, Westminster (1488...
Bouts, Dieric
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...painter, born probably in Haarlem and active mainly in Louvain, where he is first recorded in 1457 and was city painter from 1468. His major commissions there were the Last Supper altarpiece for the church of St Peter (1464–7, still in situ...
Ganghofer, Jörg
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...rg (d. 1488). German architect, also known as Jörg von Halsbach or as the Mason ( Maurer ) von Polling . In c. 1468 he became City Architect of Munich, where he designed and built the Gothic Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady). He also contributed...
Marmion, Simon
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...painter. In 1449–54 he lived in Amiens, where he may have been born, and he joined the Tournai painters' guild in 1468, but most of his working life was spent in Valenciennes, where he is first documented in 1458. He had a great reputation in...
Daret, Jacques
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Daret, Jacques ( b Tournai, c. 1405; d c. 1468). Netherlandish painter. From 1428 to 1432 he was apprenticed in Tournai to Robert Campin along with Rogelet de la Pasture...
Gutenberg, Johann
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Gutenberg, Johann ( c. 1396–1468), inventor of printing. He was a native of Mainz. By c. 1449 he seems to have possessed movable metal type cast in separate letters and had invented a typecasting machine. He printed the Mazarin Bible (q.v.).
Angelus (Engel), Johannes
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...authors, reliable information about his life is scarce. From a few fairly certain dates the following sketch may be drawn. In 1468 Angelus began his studies at the University of Vienna as a pupil of the famous astronomer Regiomontanus. In January 1471 he...
Encina, Juan del
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Encina, Juan del [ Juan del Enzina ] ( b Salamanca, 1468; d Léon, c. 1530). Sp. composer and poet. Chorister, Salamanca Cath. Served 2nd Duke of Alba, 1492–...
Vulliamy, Lewis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...capacity he designed the base, ornaments, and bronze sphinxes associated with ‘Cleopatra's Needle’ ( c. 1468 bc) on the Embankment, London (1878–80). Bibliography Builder et al. (2001); Colvin (1995); Oxford Dictionary...

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Advocates Look to Governor to Sign SB 1468, The Car Wash Worker Law.
PR Newswire; 8/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...organizations expect that the Governor will sign SB 1468, known as The Car Wash Worker Law, this week. SB 1468 (Alarcon) protects more than 10,000 car...injuries suffered on the job. Importantly, SB 1468 also prevents legislative intent from being...
Security Council welcomes agreement on transitional arrangements in Democratic Republic of Congo, adopting resolution 1468 (2003); Also requests increased presence for UN mission in Ituri region, site of weeks of violence, recent ceasefire.
M2 Presswire; 3/21/2003; 700+ words ; ...Republic of Congo, adopting resolution 1468 (2003); Also requests increased presence...days ago. Unanimously adopting resolution 1468 (2003), the Council condemned the massacres...Resolution The full text of Council resolution 1468 (2003) reads, as follows: "The Security...
'Getruckt zu Augspurg': Buchdruck und Buchhandel in Augsburg zwischen 1468 und 1555.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...zu Augspurg': Buchdruck und Buchhandel in Augsburg zwischen 1468 und 1555. By HANS-JORG KUNAST. (Studia Augusta, 8) Tubingen...compiled database of 5,882 books printed in the city between 1468 and 1555. In a way Kunast is doing for Augsburg what Miriam...
IOC Q1 net up 11 pc at Rs 1468 cr.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 7/30/2007; 404 words ; IOC Q1 net up 11 pc at Rs 1468 cr New Delhi, June 30 (PTI) State-run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) today posted 11.09 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 1468.41 crore for the quarter ended June 30, as compared to Rs 1321...
Church, State and Dynasty in Renaissance Poland: The Career of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503).(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Renaissance Poland: The Career of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503). Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700. Aldershot: Ashgate...aggressive proponents of the regalist programs, Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503): the youngest son of the Jagiellonian monarchs, King...
AMA & TMA Applauds Governor Bush for Passing SB 1468.
PR Newswire; 6/21/1999; 475 words ; ...American Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association applaud Governor George W. Bush and Texas lawmakers for passing SB 1468. "This act is good for patients, it is good for physicians, and it is good for health plans that are genuinely interested...
Afanasii Nikitin: an Orthodox Russian's Spiritual Voyage in the Dar al-Islam, 1468-1475 *.
Magazine article from: Journal of World History; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...in Rus' and invoke Muhammed before setting out to the land of Hindustan." (1) Nikitin departed from Tver', Russia, in 1468 in hopes of trading furs in the north Caspian region. He traveled as part of a group of private Tver' merchants who regularly...
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ISSUES PUBLIC NOTICE ON DRAFT WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT, RUBICON, GEISMAR FACILITY AI NUMBER 1468
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/20/2008; 700+ words ; ...LDEQ permits public notice List Server at http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/oes/listservpage/ldeq_pn_listserv.htm All correspondence should specify AI Number 1468, Permit Number LA0000892, and Activity Number PER20070009.
[1468] Federal Parliament: resumption of debate on Bills.
Newspaper article from: Australasian Business Intelligence; 8/20/2006; 647 words ; Byline: Trevor Hoey Aug 20, 2006 (Weekly Tax Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) -- In the week of 14-18 August 2006, the Australian Parliament will resume debate on a number of bills. The following will be debated: the Independent Contractors Bill 2006, Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment
1468 THE MAGIC NUMBER 1 PLAYER, 1 DREAM, 1 CHANCE.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/8/2001; 700+ words ; Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Justin Rethwisch couldn't handle waiting any longer. The former Antelope Valley College and Lancaster High center fielder listened to the radio broadcast of the amateur baseball draft for 40 rounds over the Internet, waiting for his name to be called. The