Portici
Americannoun
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Somehow he managed to get Charles, Ferdinand’s father, to appoint him “keeper” of the royal museum at Portici, where the sculptures and the scrolls were kept.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015
One sees," he added, hastily, "the risen Herculaneum, but one dwells overhead in the blooming Portici.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
Our horses and donkeys were waiting for us where we had left them; and we rode rapidly back via the Hermitage, but over the plain of lava, instead of by the zig-zag road, toward Portici.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
At a later period the works was removed to Portici and ultimately to Naples, but after about 1770 the classic style was adopted for the shapes and decorations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
All the spots around Naples, of particular interest, as Vesuvius, Posilippo, and Portici were visited; crowds of beggars were encountered in all directions; but the people in general appeared to be healthy, lively, and happy.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
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