His name is Praisegod Piepsam, and he is rather fully described as to his clothing and physiognomy in a way which relates him to a sinister type in the author's repertory -- he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death In Venice '', for example, who represent some combination of cadaver, exotic, and psychopomp.

Amongst those who patronized the old man was the patrician family Falier of Venice, and by this means young Canova was first introduced to the senator of that name, who afterwards became his most zealous patron.

In 1362, shortly after the birth of a daughter, Eletta ( same name as Petrarch's mother ), they joined Petrarch in Venice to flee the plague then ravaging parts of Europe.

The name was selected as a reference to the Shakespearean play Othello, the Moor of Venice, referencing the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, who describes himself as " two faced " and more controversially, to the unfolding drama between Othello, who is black, and Desdemona, who is white.

Azienda Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano ( ACTV ) is the name of the public transport system in Venice.

In historical contexts, the name may refer to the Republic of Venice.

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The name Zanni ( as well as Zuan ) is a Venetian variant of the name Gianni and is common in the Lombard-Venetian countryside which provided most of the servants to the wealthy nobles and merchants of Venice.

Another explanation is that the name comes from Saint Pantaleon ( in Italian Pantaleone ), a saint venerated in Venice.

He wore rouge in public. The story of Cardinal Ammanati that he meant to take the name Formosus II (" handsome "), but was persuaded not to, is more often repeated than the story that he was dissuaded from Marcus, being Venetian and the Cardinal of San Marco, because it was also the war-cry of Venice.

Nantes ' most common nickname is the Venice of the West (, ), a name owing to its position on the river delta of the Loire, the Erdre, and the Sèvre.

Foscolo, who, for causes not clearly explained, had changed his Christian name Niccolò to that of Ugo, now began to take an active part in the stormy political discussions which the fall of the republic of Venice had provoked.

The adjective " Venetian " refers to the Republic of Venice, which held the area when the name was coined.

Since 1567, the Giants ’ Staircase is guarded by Sansovino ’ s two colossal statues of Mars and Neptune, which represents Venice ’ s power by land and by sea, and therefore the reason for its name.

At that time, real estate developer Mabry McMahan envisioned a bayside luxury development modeled after Venice, Italy ( hence the name " Santa Venetia "-there is no actual Christian saint named Venice or Venetia ), complete with canals and gondolas.

" Lido " is the name of the beach in Venice, Italy.

It was laid out by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Clark on February 1, 1817, as Venus, which became corrupted as " Venice ", a name found on some maps.

The bridge name, given by Lord Byron in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.

" Retrieved 09 NOV 2010 .</ ref > the Latinised name of Aldo Manuzio — sometimes called Aldus Manutius, the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson, Aldus Manutius, the Younger — was an Italian humanist who became a printer and publisher when he founded the Aldine Press at Venice.

Act 3 scene 2 of Robert ( the ' Ballet of the Nuns ') at the Paris Opéra ( Salle Le Peletier ), 1832 The name Giacomo Meyerbeer first became known internationally with his opera Il crociato in Egitto — premiered in Venice in 1824 and produced in London and Paris in 1825 ; incidentally it was the last opera ever written to feature a castrato, and to require keyboard accompaniment for recitatives.

Rapid growth prompted the Jesuits to seek a new campus on Venice Boulevard in 1917 ; with this move, the name of the school was changed back to St. Vincent's College.

He has since exhibited under his own name, including at the 1984 Venice Biennale.

Isfahan became more of a legend than a place, and now it is for many people simply a name to which they attach their notions of old Persia and sometimes of the East.

I was having lunch not long ago ( apologies to N. V. Peale ) with three distinguished historians ( one specializing in the European Middle Ages, one in American history, and one in the Far East ), and I asked them if they could name instances where the general mores had been radically changed with `` deliberate speed, majestic instancy '' ( Francis Thompson's words for the Hound Of Heaven's Pursuit ) by judicial fiat.

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The name Anatolia comes from the Greek () meaning the " East " or more literally " sunrise ", comparable to the Latin terms " Levant " or " Orient " ( and words for " east " in other languages ).

The name Anatolia comes from the Greek () meaning the " East " or more literally " sunrise ".

One year later Guthrum, or Athelstan by his baptismal name, Alfred ’ s former enemy and king of East Anglia, died and was buried in Hadleigh, Suffolk.

Peter Lombard ( died 1160 ) is the first writer known to have used the term, which did not become the usual name in the West till towards the end of the twelfth century, and never became current in the East.

In the Churches mentioned here by name, the oil used ( called " oil of the sick " in both West and East ) is blessed specifically for this purpose.

Its name commemorates the uprisings in East Berlin of 17 June 1953.

Unlike the communist parties in most other East European states, the BCP ( changing its name to Bulgarian Socialist Party ) retained majority power after the transition in Bulgaria by winning the first free national elections in June 1990.

Rhyming slang is a form of phrase construction in the English language and is especially prevalent in dialectal English from the East End of London ; hence the alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang ( or CRS ).

Initially, on 1 July 1867, there were four provinces in confederation as " One dominion under the name of Canada ": Canada West ( former Upper Canada, now Ontario ), Canada East ( former Lower Canada, now Quebec ), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt and the Middle East.

Elbing is the German name of Elbląg, a city in northern Poland which until 1945 was a German city in the province of East Prussia.

Originally known as " Eastern Swing " by Arthur Murray Studios, the name East Coast Swing became more common between 1975 and 1980.

The name East Coast Swing was coined initially to distinguish the dance from the street form and the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena ( as well as separating the dance from West Coast Swing, which was developed in California ).

In many cultures ( particularly in European and European influenced cultures in the Americas, Oceania, etc., as well as the Middle East, South Asia, and most African cultures ), the family name is normally the last part of a person's name.

Since family names are normally written last in European societies ( except in Hungary ), the term last name is commonly used for family name, while in East Asia ( with vertical writing ) the family name may be referred to as upper name ( as in Japanese ).

There is Blair leading a respectable, outwardly eventless life at his parents ' house in Southwold, writing ; then in contrast, there is Blair as Burton ( the name he used in his down-and-out episodes ) in search of experience in the kips and spikes, in the East End, on the road, and in the hop fields of Kent.

From 1954 to 1990, the 17th of June was an official holiday in West Germany to commemorate the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany, even with the name " Day of the German Unity ".

Trying to identify a contemporary vernacular term and the associated nation with a classical name, Latin writers from the 10th century onwards used the learned adjective teutonicus ( originally derived from the Teutones ) to refer to East Francia (" Regnum Teutonicum ") and its inhabitants.