Fiesole
Gio·van·ni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah]. /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/. Angelico, Fra.
a town in central Italy, near Florence: Etruscan and ancient Roman ruins; cathedral.
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Consider, then, what such a beast as the priest of Varlungo must have been in a village; consider the rector of Fiesole.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonAnd at Fiesole, for the same Signor Sforza, he made many ornaments in his garden and around certain fountains.
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects | Giorgio VasariThere are occasional country houses like it to be found in Tuscany, notably on the heights behind Fiesole.
The Isle of Unrest | Henry Seton MerrimanAll the way from Florence to Fiesole the roads are lined with typical Florentine villas and country houses.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounFiesole had its Libro dOro, and inscribed thereon as noble any individual who would pay the required price.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for Fiesole (1 of 2)
/ (Italian ˈfiɛːzole) /
a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001): Ancient name: Faesulae (ˈfiːsʊliː)
British Dictionary definitions for Fiesole (2 of 2)
/ (Italian ˈfiɛːzole) /
Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da) the monastic name of (Fra) Angelico
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