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Modena
Modena , city (1991 pop. 176,990), capital of Modena prov., Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Panaro River. It is an agricultural, commercial, and major industrial center. Manufactures include motor vehicles, cast-iron, machine tools, and leather. An Etruscan settlement, the city was the site ... Read more
Mary of Modena
Mary of Modena , 1658-1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was brought about through the influence of Louis XIV of France. Mary was a devout Roman Catholic and therefore unpopular in Protestant England.... Read more
Tommaso da Modena
Tommaso da Modena c.14th-15th cent., Italian painter. He painted 40 panels for a Dominican chapter house (San Nicolo, Treviso) that depicted monks engaged in reading, writing, and prayer. On a commission from Charles IV of Bohemia, Tommaso painted an altarpiece and several accompanying panels for a... Read more
Bononcini
Bononcini or Buononcini , musical family of Modena, Italy. Giovanni Maria Bononcini, 1642-78, choirmaster and organist at Bologna and Modena, was a composer and the author of Musico prattico (1673). His son Giovanni Bononcini, 1670-1747, was a composer, chiefly of operas. In London he was ... Read more
Agostino di Duccio
Agostino di Duccio , b. 1418, d. after 1481, Florentine sculptor. Agostino worked mainly in other parts of Italy; he carved marble narrative reliefs for the facade of the cathedral at Modena, decorated portions of the so-called Tempio Malatestiana at Rimini, and worked on the facade of San Bernardin... Read more
Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera , 1675-1757, Italian portrait and miniature painter, one of the greatest of her day. At 24 she had achieved a reputation throughout Italy and abroad for her miniatures and crayon portraits. In 1705 she was elected to the Academy of St. Luke (Rome), the Academy of Bologna, and the Fl... Read more
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna , region (1991 pop. 3,909,512), 8,542 sq mi (22,124 sq km), N central Italy, bordering on the Adriatic Sea in the east. Bologna is the capital of the region, which is divided into eight provinces named for their capitals. Bologna, Ferrera, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, and Reggio nell' E... Read more
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
Ludovico Antonio Muratori , 1672-1750, Italian historian, a Roman Catholic priest. One of the foremost scholars of his age, he was long archivist and ducal librarian at Modena. He discovered the Muratorian Canon, a scrap of early Christian literature (c.AD 190) containing the earliest known list o... Read more
Matteo Maria Boiardo
Matteo Maria Boiardo , 1441?-1494, Italian poet, count of Scandiano. A favorite at the Este court in Ferrara, he served on diplomatic missions and became ducal captain of Modena and later of Reggio. He wrote Latin eclogues and songs and lyric love poems, and he translated Herodotus, Xenophon, Lucian... Read more
Este
Este , Italian noble family, rulers of Ferrara (1240-1597) and of Modena (1288-1796) and celebrated patrons of the arts during the Renaissance. Probably of Lombard origin, they took their name from the castle of Este, near Padua. They succeeded to the house of the Guelphs when the original Guelp... Read more

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Modena
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Modena , city (1991 pop. 176,990), capital of Modena prov., Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Panaro...the early 2d cent. BC and located on the Aemilian Way. Modena became a free commune in the 12th cent. and in 1288 permanently...
Modena, Gustavo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Modena, Gustavo (1803–61), Italian actor, accounted one of the finest of his day. The son of Giacomo Modena (1766–1841), who in his youth was well known for his excellent acting in Goldoni's comedies, he first...
Mary of Modena
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Mary of Modena , 1658-1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was brought about through the influence of Louis XIV of France. Mary was a devout...
Tommaso da Modena
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Tommaso da Modena c.14th-15th cent., Italian painter. He painted 40 panels for a Dominican chapter house (San Nicolo, Treviso) that depicted...
Este
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...rulers of Ferrara (1240-1597) and of Modena (1288-1796) and celebrated patrons...perpetual lord of Ferrara in 1264, lord of Modena in 1288, and lord of Reggio (now Reggio...71, who received the title duke of Modena and Reggio from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick...
Emilia-Romagna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...for their capitals. Bologna, Ferrera, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, and Reggio nell...the Farnese family, and the duchy of Modena, under the house of Este, together held...by the French from 1797 to 1814, when Modena passed to Austria and Parma and Piacenza...
Guarino Guarini
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...churches. Guarino Guarini was born in Modena on Jan. 17, 1624. He joined the austere...architecture—before returning to Modena in 1647, where he was ordained, began...in the 1908 earthquake. He was back in Modena by 1662, and soon afterward he went to...
Risorgimento
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...occurred in 1831 in the Papal States, Modena, and Parma. Italian literature of this...Venice (under Daniele Manin ), Parma, Modena, Tuscany, the Two Sicilies, and the...It was also stipulated that Tuscany, Modena, Parma, Bologna, and the Romagna...
Pavarotti, Luciano
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Luciano Pavarotti Born: October 12, 1935 Modena, Italy Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti...Pavarotti was born on the outskirts of Modena in north-central Italy on October 12...respected teacher and professional tenor in Modena. Pola knew of the family's money problems...
Bononcini
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Bononcini or Buononcini , musical family of Modena, Italy. Giovanni Maria Bononcini, 1642...choirmaster and organist at Bologna and Modena, was a composer and the author of Musico...became musical director to the duke of Modena in 1721. He wrote many operas, most...

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Mary of Modena
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Mary of Modena (1658–1718), queen of James II. Mary of Modena was the second wife of James II, whose first wife Anne Hyde died in 1671. She reinforced James's catholic zeal, and after a shaky start, when she burst into tears...
Tomaso da Modena
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Tomaso da Modena ( b Modena, c. 1325; d c. 1379). Italian painter, one of the leading artists of his day in northern Italy. His earthy, humane, and naturalistic style is well seen in his series of frescos of famous Dominicans (signed...
Tommaso da Modena
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Tommaso da Modena. See Tomaso da Modena .
Corti, Bonaventura
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Corti, Bonaventura ( b Scandiano, Modena, Italy, 26 February 1729; d . Reggio...director of the Collegio dei Nobili in Modena. Corti headed the collegio for about...botany and agriculture at the University of Modena. At eighty Corti relinquished the professorship...
Ruffini, Paolo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Valentano, Italy, 22 September 1765; d . Modena, Italy, 10 May 1822), mathematics...was in his teens, his family moved to Modena, where he spent the rest of his life. At the University of Modena he studied medicine, philosophy, literature...
Bortolotti, Ettore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...infinitesimal calculus at the University of Modena, where he taught analysis and rational...Cerruti; and it was fully developed in Modena, when he made deep studies of Paolo Ruffini...Annuario della R. Universit à di Modena , 1902 – 1903, pp. 21...
Este
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...Italian family, rulers of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio from the late 13th century...annexed by the papacy, and thereafter of Modena and Reggio until 1796, when the family...century they continued their activities in Modena. Francesco I (1610–58...
Montanari, Geminiano
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...the long and perilous journey, back to Modena, where he entered the service of, Duke...at the beginning of 1661, the duke of Modena invited him to return to, that city as...ephemerides covering 1661 – 1666 (Modena, 1662). Montanari left the court of...
Vecchi, Orazio
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Vecchi, Orazio ( b Modena, 1550; d Modena, 1605). It. composer and priest. Choirmaster, Modena Cath., 1584–6 and 1593–1605, and court choirmaster there from 1598. Wrote madrigals, masses, motets. His L' Amfiparnaso...
Riccò, Annibale
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography RICC ò , ANNIBALE ( b . Modena, Italy, 15 September 1844; d . Rome...natural sciences from the University of Modena and in engineering from the Milan Polytechnic...Ricc ò became an assistant at the Modena observatory and then at the Palermo observatory...

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One city, three ways.. MODENA; IT'S the birthplace of Pavarotti, of Ferrari and Maserati and of... balsamic vinegar. Modena in northern Italy has something for everyone, whatever your budget, says TINA WALSH.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 2/11/2007; 700+ words ; ...15pp. Cost: pounds 15. SIGHTSEEING Modena's splendid 11th Century cathedral is...weapons, ornaments and ceramics from the Modena region, South America, Asia and Africa...tomatoes. Cost: pounds 3.90 NIGHTLIFE Modena doesn't exactly jump, but a handful...
Agentis Software and Modena Technologies Form Latin America Subsidiary.
PR Newswire; 6/7/2005; 700+ words ; Modena Technologies Also Makes Equity Investment...subsidiary, which is formed between Agentis and Modena Technologies Capital Partners, a Werthein...solutions, Agentis also announced that Modena Technologies has made a significant equity...
Agentis Software Expands Business in Latin America; Leading Provider of Adaptive Business Solutions Signs Distributor Agreement with Modena Technologies Capital Partners.
Business Wire; 12/15/2004; 700+ words ; ...has signed a distribution agreement with Modena Technologies Capital Partners, a Werthein...Latin America. The agreement provides Modena's clients and partners access to Agentis...business practices. In a personal address to Modena's customers and partners, Jean-Yves...
The Oratorio in Modena.
Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...to show how circumstances peculiar to Modena sustained a thriving oratorio tradition...the Este family's move from Ferrara to Modena in 1598 and continues with a discussion...that an understanding of the oratorio in Modena can be acquired only if the repertory...
Thrustmaster new 360 modena wheel Speeds onto the XBOX Race Track.
M2 Presswire; 2/5/2002; 700+ words ; ...Thrustmaster: Thrustmaster new 360 modena wheel Speeds onto the XBOX Race Track...latest FERRARI-licensed wheel - the 360 Modena Racing Wheel. Expressly designed for...and officially licensed for it, the 360 Modena Racing Wheel offers precise handling and...
ENVOY ANTONIO MODENA DIES AT 58
Newspaper article from: The Manila Times; 2/19/2007; 571 words ; Philippine Ambassador to Israel Antonio Modena died in a Pasig City hospital from pneumonia and...CBN reported. He was 58. Earlier reports said Modena was suffering from cancer. Modena returned to the Philippines on vacation in December...
Backstage whispers; One big flat Italian wedding: Pavarotti marries, Modena sighs So there were a few no-shows, but Bono made it. There were smiles, there were photographs, and it was indisputably the wedding of the year in the big man's home town. But was all well behind the scenes? By Peter Popham
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 12/14/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...the municipal theatre of his home town, Modena, in northern Italy, shortly after half...designed by Armani; the municipal theatre of Modena was awash in pink and cream roses; the...limousine with German number plates. Modena's local paper, entering into the celebrity...
ESPECTACULAR PRESENTACION DEL NUEVO 360 FERRARI MODENA: La Máquina para el Nuevo Milenio.(TT: Spectacular introduction of the new Ferrari Modena 360: machine for the new millennium.)
Magazine article from: Automundo Magazine; 11/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; La presentación de la nueva Ferrari Modena 360 en el mercado americano estuvo a la...presentes. Atrás, 10 hermosos Ferrari 360 Modena, con sus líneas estilizadas, lujuriosas...bengalas y fanfarrias, emerge un Ferrari 360 Modena, en color rojo encendido, que arranca...
Local support crucial for Eu90m Modena utility IPO. (Equity Capital Markets).(Meta Modena launches an IPO)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Euroweek; 3/14/2003; 700+ words ; Italian regional utility Meta Modena has launched an Eu85m-Eu94m IPO, despite...on Monday. Like most municipalities, Modena has to list its electricity provider by...want to lose certain tax breaks. Meta Modena was aiming to float last summer but decided...
MOTORING: Modena Mafia outwits the new kids on the block Italy is fighting to retain supremacy in the supercar stakes in the face of a new breed of expensive rivals from elsewhere in Europe
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/10/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...reverence, awe and above all pride. Welcome to Modena, the heart of supercar country. This is Italy...Maranello as his Graceland. The event is the annual "Modena, Terra di Motori" (Modena, Land of Motors) Concours di Elegance, celebrating...