CASTIGLIONE OLONA
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V05,
Page 475
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
CASTIGLIONE OLONA
, a town of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Como, 27 M
.
N.E. of Milan by rail
.
Pop
.
(1901) 1806
.
The choir of the collegiate See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
, erected about 1428 by Cardinal Branda Castiglione, contains fine frescoes by Masolino of Florence: there are other works by the same master in the baptistery
.
The tomb of the cardinal (1443) is good
.
The church of S
.
Sepolcro, in the lower part of the town, has two large See also: - STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
figures of saints on its facade (of the end of the 13th century) and, within, painted wooden figures and the tomb of Guido Castiglione (d
.
1485) with fine sculptures of the school of Amadeo
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The palace erected by Cardinal Castiglione has good terra- cotta decorations
.
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