See also:

• GUBBIO (anc. Iguvium, q.v.; med. Eugubium)

GUBBIO (anc. See also:

• IGUVIUM (mod. Gubbio, q.v.)

Iguvium, q.v.; med. Eugubium)  , a See also:

• TOWN

town and episcopal see of See also:

• UMBRIA
• UMBRIA ('Opj3pucrl)

Umbria, See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• PERUGIA (anc. Perusia)

Perugia, from which it is 23 M . N.N.E. by road; by See also:

• RAIL

rail it is 13 M . N.W. of Fossato di See also:

• VICO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA (1668-1744)

Vico (on the See also:

• LINE

line between See also:

• FOLIGNO (anc. Fulginiae, q.v.)

Foligno and See also:

• ANCONA
• ANCONA, ALESSANDRO (1835– )

Ancona) and 70 M . E.S.E. of See also:

• AREZZO (anc. Arretium)

Arezzo . Pop . (1901) 5783 (town); 26,718 (See also:

• COMMUNE (Med. Lat. communia, Lat. communis, common)
• COMMUNE, MEDIEVAL

commune) . See also:

• GUBBIO (anc. Iguvium, q.v.; med. Eugubium)

Gubbio is situated at the See also:

• FOOT

foot and on the steep slopes of See also:

• MONTE

Monte See also:

• CALVO, CARLOS (1824-1906)

Calvo, from 1568 to 1735 ft. above See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-level, at the entrance to the See also:

• GORGE

gorge which ascends to Scheggia, probably on the site of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Umbrian town . It presents a markedly See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance . The most prominent See also:

• BUILDING

building is the Palazzo dei Consoli, on the N. See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the Piazza della Signoria; it is a huge See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic edifice with a See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower, erected in 1332-1346, according to tradition, by Matteo di Giovanello of Gubbio, the name of Angelo da See also:

• ORVIETO (anc. Volsinii (q.v.)

Orvieto occurs on the See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

arch of the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main, See also:

• DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the English word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European stem as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

door, but his See also:

• WORK

work may be limited to the sculptures of this arch . It has two stories above the ground See also:

• FLOOR (from O. Eng. flor, a word common to many Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch vloer, and Ger. Flur, a field, in the feminine, and a floor, masculine)

floor, and, being on the slope of the See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill, is, like the whole piazza, raised on arched substructures . On the S. side of the piazza is the Palazzo Pretorio, or della See also:

• PODESTA (Lat. potestas, power)

Podesta, begun in 1349 and now the municipal See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace . It contains the famous Tabulae Iguvinae, and a collection of paintings of the Umbrian school, of See also:

• FURNITURE (from " furnish," Fr. fournir)

furniture and of See also:

• MAJOLICA

majolica .

On the E. side is the See also:

• MODERN

modern Palazzo Ranghiasci-Brancaleone, which until 1882 contained See also:

• FINE

fine collections, now dispersed . Above the Piazza della Signoria, at the highest point of the town, is the Palazzo Ducale, erected by the See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

dukes of See also:

• URBINO (anc. Urvinum Mataurense)

Urbino in 1474–1480; the architect was, in all See also:

• PROBABILITY (Lat. probabilis, probable or credible)

probability, Lucio da Laurana, to whom is due the palace at Urbino, which this palace resembles, especially in its fine colonnaded See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court . The Palazzo Beni, See also:

• LOWER

lower down, belongs to a somewhat earlier See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of the 15th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin V. lodged here for a few days in 1420 . The Palazzo See also:

• ACCORAMBONI, VITTORIA (1557-1585)

Accoramboni, on the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand, is a See also:

• RENAISSANCE, THE

Renaissance structure, with a fine entrance arch . Here See also:

• VITTORIA

Vittoria Accoramboni was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1557 . Opposite the Palazzo Ducale is the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral, dedicated to SS . Mariano e Jacopo, a structure of the 12th century, with a See also:

• FACADE

facade, adorned with contemporary sculptures, partly restored in 1514-1550 . The - interior contains some See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good pictures by Umbrian artists, a fine episcopal See also:

• THRONE

throne in carved See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, and a fine Flemish See also:

• COPE
• COPE (M.E. cape, cope, from Med. Lat. capa, cappa)
• COPE, EDWARD DRINKER (1840-1897)
• COPE, EDWARD MEREDITH (1818-1873)

cope given by Pope See also:

• MARCELLUS

Marcellus II . (1555) in the See also:

• SACRISTY (through Fr. sacrist-le, from med. Lat. sacristies or sacristina)

sacristy . The exterior of the Gothic 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)

church of S . See also:

• FRANCESCO
• FRANCESCO, 210

Francesco, in the lower See also:

• PART

part of the town, built in 1259, preserves its See also:

• ORIGINAL

original See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, but the interior has been modernized; and the same See also:

• FATE

fate has overtaken the Gothic churches of S .

Maria Nuova and S . Pietro . S . See also:

• AGOSTINO
• AGOSTINO, or AGOSTINI [AUGUSTINUS], PAOLO (1593-1629)

Agostino, on the other hand, has its Gothic interior better preserved . The whole town is full of specimens of medieval See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture, the pointed arch of the 13th century being especially prevalent . A remarkable procession takes See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in Gubbio on the 15th of May in each See also:

• YEAR

year, in See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of S . Ubaldo, when three See also:

• COLOSSAL

colossal wooden pedestals, each over 30 ft. high, and crowned by statues of SS: Ubaldo, See also:

• ANTONIO
• ANTONIO (1429—1498)
• ANTONIO, NICOLAS (1617-1684)

Antonio and Giorgio, are carried through the town, and then, in a See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild See also:

• RACE

race, up to the church of S . Ubaldo on the See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain-side (2690 ft.) . See H . M . See also:

• BOWER, WALTER (1385-1449)

Bower, The See also:

• ELEVATION

Elevation and Procession of the Geri at Gubbio (Folk-See also:

• LORE
• LORE, AMBROISE DE (1396-1446)

lore Society, See also:

• LONDON

London, 1897) . After its reconstruction with the help of See also:

• NARSES (c. 478—573)
• NARSES, NARSEH, NARSEUS

Narses (see See also:

• IGUVIUM (mod. Gubbio, q.v.)

IGUVIUM) the town remained subject to the exarchs of See also:

• RAVENNA
• RAVENNA, EXARCHATE OF

Ravenna, and, after the destruction of the Lombard See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom in 774, formed part of the donation of See also:

• CHARLEMAGNE [CHARLES THE GREAT] (c. 742-814)
• CHARLEMAGNE, JEAN ARMAND (1753–1838)

Charlemagne to the pope .

In the rlth century the beginnings of its See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

independence may be traced . In the struggles of that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time it was generally on the Ghibelline side . In 1151 it repelled an attack of several neighbouring cities, and formed from this time a See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

republic governed by consuls . In 1155 it was besieged by the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick I., but saved by the intervention of its See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop, S . Ubaldo, and was granted privileges in 1837 .