Alexander Keith Johnston
Alexander Keith Johnston 1804-71, Scottish cartographer and geographer royal of Scotland. He issued many notable atlases, maps, and gazetteers, including The National Atlas of Historical, Commercial, and Political Geography (1843), The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena (1848), The Dictionary of Geography (1850; known as Johnston's Gazetteer ), and The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography (1861). A son, Alexander Keith Johnston, 1844-79, carried on the work of the map-publishing house founded by his father. He assisted (1873-75) in a survey of Paraguay and died in Africa while leading an expedition of the Royal Geographical Society to Lake Nyasa.
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Cineteca del Friuli
Magazine article from: Journal of Film Preservation; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Gemona The Cineteca del Friuli was born in 1977 in Gemona, when the...1976, which had devastated parts of Friuli and particularly Gemona. The film archive...made it possible for the Cineteca del Friuli, besides being a member of the Association...
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The Design for the New Cineteca del Friuli Film Vaults
Magazine article from: Journal of Film Preservation; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...new climate-controlled Cineteca del Friuli vaults were inaugurated. A good omen...ceremony, in keeping with the Cineteca del Friuli style. No mention was made of any especially...and numerous friends of the Cineteca del Friuli. Three days of gatherings and screenings...
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The social context of literary production in post-war Friuli: authors, readers, and the transformation of the cultural field.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Italian Culture; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Education, literacy and readership in Friuli it is important not to overestimate the diffusion of Friulian literature. Within Friuli itself, literary production in the local...greatest impact on literary production in Friuli has therefore been the increase in education...
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from Friuli Friuli.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Chicago Review; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; from FRIULI FRIULI translated by Andrew Shields Two become one One becomes flower One dies...the plain The slaughter on the Isonzo ends and is and is The battle in Friuli appears fades appears ends begins "monti della guerra azzurini" these...
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"Window Into Friuli" Offers Menu from Northern Italian Region
Newspaper article from: Italian Voice, The; 9/11/2003; 548 words
; ...you to sample even more dishes from the Friuli region. Nestled in Italy's northeast...cheeses. For starters, the Window Into Friuli menu offers Duck Breast Prosciutto with...as ancient as these generous lands of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Now the Fantinel S...
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Frenzy Over Friuli
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Italy's finest white wines are made in Friuli, located in the northeast corner along the borders of Austria and Slovenia. Friuli is relatively new to Italy, as it was...equipment and stainless steel fermenters. Friuli's wines were also aided significantly...
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HEY MUM, LET'S TAKE A TOUR OF FRIULI ; ARE WE THERE YET? ++ Holidays with children by Katy Holland
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 4/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...have been to the nearest sounding place, Friuli, and I've raved about it ever since...it's hard to ignore the fact that Friuli-Venezia Giulia is one of the finest...represents a bit of a blind spot for Brits), Friuli is the region near Slovenia in the north...
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Frasca brings flavor of Friuli to the foot of the Rockies.(Independents)
Magazine article from: Nation's Restaurant News; 9/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; BOULDER, COLO. -- Traditionally in Friuli, the Northeastern region of Italy, farmhouse...Nowadays, only a few frascas are in Friuli--pronounced free-OU-lee--which...ideas for your own place." A visit to Friuli cemented the idea for their restaurant...
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Mad Blood Stirring: Vendetta and Faction in Friuli During the Renaissance.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 3/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Udine and the surrounding province of the Friuli. This event, described by the author...narrow focus of early sixteenth-century Friuli, and which are likely to receive much...social networks prevalent in late medieval Friuli; the importance of the clan and family...
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Marco Fantinel, President of Friuli Based Wine Company Fantinel to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell; Event to Honor the Company's Celebrate Life Campaign.
News Wire article from: GlobeNewswire; 2/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...What: Marco Fantinel, President of Friuli based wine company Fantinel, and Ambassador...led by Macro Fantinel, Fantinel is Friuli Venezia Giulia's largest privately held...Triestina (www.triestinacalcio.it), Friuli Venezia Giulia's world-renowned soccer...
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Friuli
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Friuli ETHNONYMS: Friulano, Friulane, Friulians, Priulians Orientation Identification. The Friuli are speakers of a Rhaeto-Romance language...border of Austria and Slovenia. Location. Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, the autonomous region...
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Friuli-Venezia Giulia , region (1991 pop. 1...Trieste prov. was added in 1954. In 1963 Friuli-Venezia Giulia was given limited autonomy...the western part of the historic region of Friuli . There is a university at Trieste.
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Venezia Giulia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Austria to Italy in 1919, and included E Friuli, Trieste, Istria, and part of Carniola...Istria was joined with Croatia; part of Friuli and Carniola was combined with Slovenia...Udine prov. to form the new region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia .
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Gorizia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...505), capital of Gorizia prov., Friuli-Venezia Giulia, NE Italy, on the Isonzo...machines. Located in the historic region of Friuli , Gorizia was the seat of a duchy from...excepted from the cession in 1947 of E Friuli to Yugoslavia; on the eastern limit of...
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Aquileia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aquileia , town, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, NE Italy, near the...rule of its patriarchs, who acquired Friuli, Carniola, and Istria. Decline began...in 1420 Venice occupied Aquileia and Friuli. Aquileia was under Austrian rule from...
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