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Orvieto

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orvieto , city (1991 pop. 21,419), in Umbria, central Italy, on the Poglia River. Situated at the top of a rocky hill, it is a tourist and pilgrimage center. Orvieto is probably located on the site of the Etruscan town of Volsinii (sacked by the Romans in 280 BC), which was later rebuilt as Urbs Vetus. It became a free commune by the 12th cent. but was later at the mercy of indigenous and foreign tyrants until it passed to the popes in 1448. There are notable Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings in Orvieto, but the fame of the city is due mainly to its beautiful cathedral (begun in... Read more
Orvieto
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Orvieto, Umbria/Italy Urbs Vetus Founded as an Etruscan town, the present name is derived from the former Roman name ‘Old Town’ from the Latin urbs ‘walled town’ or ‘city’. Read more
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Orvieto • bateau , chateau, gateau, gelato, mulatto, plateau • de facto , ipso facto •alto • canto...contralto • allegretto , amaretto, amoretto, Canaletto, cornetto, falsetto, ghetto, larghetto, libretto, Loreto, Orvieto, Soweto, stiletto, Tintoretto, vaporetto, zucchetto ... Read more

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Orvieto's Treasure // Little-Known Cathedral Is Glorious
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/7/1996; ; 700+ words ; ORVIETO, Italy It would be asking for trouble to come right out and call Orvieto's cathedral the most beautiful church in Europe. But just...000, in central Italy midway between Rome and Florence, Orvieto's cathedral, or Duomo, hasn't got the global profile of... Read more
SOME FAMED WINE PRODUCERS SAVOR ORVIETO'S POTENTIAL
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/3/2002; ; 365 words ; Orvieto, a small village in Umbria, nestled between Tuscany and...dry or even sweet. Although producers still make sweet Orvieto (labeled amabile) or semi-dry (labeled abboccato), most...locally as procanico). As recently as 10 years ago, dry Orvieto were boring and thin. But quality is up dramatically, ... Read more
Lordship, Reform, and the Development of Civil Society in Medieval Italy: The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100-1250
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Society in Medieval Italy: The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100-1250. By David Foote. [Publications...richly-detailed study of the commune of Orvieto in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries...by bishops and the cathedral church in Orvieto, as well as the interpenetration of religious... Read more
The Resurrection of the Flesh (c.1500) Luca Signorelli Orvieto Cathedral, Italy
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/20/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...world of painting. In the Capella Nova in the cathedral of Orvieto, Luca Signorelli made frescoes illustrating the end of the...Judgement scenes in the black-and-white striped Cathedral at Orvieto. Out-geniused by Raphael and Michelangelo, he returned to his... Read more
Pay homage to Italian cuisine, culture in Orvieto.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/13/1997; ; 700+ words ; Special to the Herald Orvieto, the most impressive hill town between...wine made in and around the hills in Orvieto's southwestern corner of Umbria is one...full-bodied, yet delicate and fragrant, Orvieto Blanco complements the excellent local... Read more
Comment: Letter from Orvieto
Magazine article from: The Hudson Review; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...I'm back in Italy, this time with the Orvieto program of the New York Studio School...painter Graham Nickson, is very persuasive. Orvieto is enchanting, a bit off the tourist map...extravagant cathedral. I know Umbria, Orvieto's province, well, so the invitation was... Read more
At Orvieto's, some delicious ideas are shown under glass
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/8/1987; ; 543 words ; ORVIETO'SCuisine: Italian. Address: 21 E. Pearson. Phone: 944-4622...scrod on today's list or the one you crammed for yesterday? Orvieto's, an ambitious but not pricy eatery on the Near North...should have been. In keeping with its low-anxiety policy, Orvieto's waiters show you the desserts as they describe ... Read more
Lordship, Reform, and the Development of Civil Society in Medieval Italy: The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100-1250.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Society in Medieval Italy: The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100-1250. By David Foote. Notre Dame...Society in Medieval Italy: The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100-1250 that bishoprics played an integral...shape their community (2). Foote examines Orvieto as a case study to prove his contention... Read more
Orvieto's pleasures deserve to be savored like its wine.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 7/18/2004; ; 522 words ; Byline: GEORGE PANDI (SPECIAL TO THE HERALD) ORVIETO, Italy - The wine belongs to this town. The soft Orvieto Abboccato has just enough sweetness to...below. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Orvieto had money to build such gems as the Palazzo... Read more
Salviano, Orvieto Classico Superiore, 2002, $12.(FOOD)(WINE OF THE WEEK)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/20/2003; 201 words ; ...Lukacs, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Orvieto, from Umbria, is one of the many Italian...The key to the upsurge in quality in Orvieto is blending. Trebbiano always forms the...chardonnay or sauvignon blanc. Salviano's Orvieto from the Classico zone includes the minimum... Read more

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