NEVERS  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of central See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• NIEVRE

Nievre, 1S9 M . S.S.E. of See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris by the Paris-See also:

• LYONS
• LYONS (Fr. Lyon)
• LYONS, COUNCILS OF
• LYONS, EDMUND LYONS, BARON (1790-1858)
• LYONS, RICHARD BICKERTON PEMELL LYONS, 1ST EARL (1817–1887)

Lyons-Mediterranee railway to See also:

• NIMES
• NIMES, COUNCILS OF (Concilia Nemausensia)

Nimes . Pop . (1906) 23,561 . Nevers is situated on the slope of a 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 on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• LOIRE

Loire at its confluence with the Nievre . Narrow winding streets See also:

• LEAD
• LEAD (pronounced iced)

lead from the See also:

• QUAY
• QUAY, MATTHEW STANLEY (1833-1904)

quay through the town where there are numerous old houses of the 14th to the 17th centuries . Among the ecclesiastical buildings the most important is the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral of St Cyr, which is a See also:

• COMBINATION (Lat. combinare, to combine)

combination of two buildings, and possesses two apses . The See also:

• APSE
• APSE (Gr. alkir, a fastening, especially the felloe of a wheel; Lat. absis)

apse and See also:

• TRANSEPT (from Lat. trans, across, and septum, enclosure; synonymous terms in other languages are Fr. croisee, nef transversee; Ital. crociata; Ger. Querbau, Quersch&)

transept at the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west end are the remains of a Romanesque 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, while the See also:

• NAVE

nave and eastern apse are in the See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

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

style and belong to the ,4th See also:

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

century . There is no transept at the eastern end . The lateral portal on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side belongs to the See also:

• LATE

late 15th century; the massive and elaborately decorated See also:

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

tower which rises beside it to the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early 16th century . The church of St See also:

• ETIENNE, CHARLES GUILLAUME (1778-1845)

Etienne is a specimen of the Romanesque style of See also:

• AUVERGNE

Auvergne of which the disposition of the apse with its three radiating chapels is characteristic . It was consecrated at the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the 11th century, and belonged to a priory affiliated to See also:

• CLUNY, or CLUGNY

Cluny .

The ducal See also:

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

palace at Nevers (now occupied by the courts of See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice and an important ceramic museum) was built in the 15th and 16th centuries and is one of the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal feudal edifices in central France . The See also:

• FACADE

facade is flanked at each end by a See also:

• TURRET (from O. Fr. tourette, diminutive of tour, tower, mod. Fr. tourelle)

turret and a See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round tower . A See also:

• MIDDLE

middle tower containing the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• STAIRCASE

staircase has its windows adorned by sculptures See also:

• RELATING

relating to the See also:

• HISTORY

history of the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of See also:

• CLEVES (Ger. Cleve or Kleve)

Cleves by the members of which the greater See also:

• PART

part of the palace was built . In front of the palace lies a wide open space with a See also:

• FINE

fine view over the valley of the Loire . The See also:

• PORTE, THE SUBLIME (Arab. babi-'ali, the high gate, through the French translation la sublime porte)

Porte du Croux, a square tower, with corner turrets, dating from the end of the 14th century, is among the remnants of the old fortifications; it now contains a collection of sculptures and See also:

• ROMAN

Roman antiquities . A triumphal See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

arch of the 18th century, commemorating the victory of See also:

• FONTENOY

Fontenoy and the hotel de ville, a See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• BUILDING

building which contains the library, are of some See also:

• INTEREST

interest . The Loire is crossed by a modern 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)

stone See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge, and by an See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron railway bridge . Nevers is the seat of a bishopric, of tribunals of first instance and of See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce and of a 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 of assizes and has a chamber of commerce and a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Bank of France . Its educational institutions include a lycee, a training See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college for See also:

• FEMALE

female teachers, ecclesiastical seminaries and a school of See also:

• ART

art . The town manufactures See also:

• PORCELAIN

porcelain, agricultural implements, chemical See also:

• MANURES

manures, See also:

• GLUE (from the O. Fr. glu, bird-lime, from the Late Lat. gluten, glus, glue)

glue, boilers and iron goods, boots and shoes and See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur garments, and has distilleries, tanneries and dye-See also:

• WORKS

works . Its See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade is in iron and See also:

• STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel, See also:

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

wood, See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, live-stock, &c . See also:

• HYDRAULIC

Hydraulic See also:

• LIME
• LIME (O. Eng. lim, Lat. limes, mud, from linere, to smear)

lime, See also:

• KAOLIN

kaolin and See also:

• CLAY (from O. Eng. claeg, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Klei)
• CLAY, CASSIUS MARCELLUS (1810-1903)
• CLAY, CHARLES (1801–1893)
• CLAY, FREDERIC (1838–1889)
• CLAY, HENRY (1777–1852)

clay for the manufacture of See also:

• FAIENCE

faience are worked in the vicinity .

Noviodunum, the early name of Nevers was in later times altered to Nebirnum . The quantities of medals and other Roman antiquities found on the site indicate the importance of the See also:

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

place at the 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 when See also:

• CAESAR, GAIUS JULIUS (102—44 B.c.)
• CAESAR, SIR JULIUS (1557-1558-1636)

Caesar See also:

• CHOSE (Fr. for " thing ")

chose it as a military See also:

• DEPOT (from the Fr. depot, Lat. depositum, laid down; the French accent marks are usually dispensed with in English)

depot for See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn, See also:

• MONEY

money and hostages . In 52 B.C. it was the first place seized by the revolting See also:

• AEDUI, HAEDUT

Aedui . It became the seat of a bishopric at the end of the 5th century . The countship (see below) See also:

• DATES

dates at least from the beginning of the loth century . The citizens of Nevers obtained charters in 1194 and in 1231 . For a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short time in the 14th century the town was the seat of a university, transferred from See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans, to which it was restored .