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See also:FIESOLE (anc. See also:Faesulae, q.v.) , a See also:town and episcopal see of See also:Tuscany, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Florence, from which it is 3 M. N.E. by electric See also:tramway. Pop. (1901) town 4951, See also:commune 16,816. It is situated on 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 970 ft. above See also:sea-level, and commands a See also:fine view. The See also:cathedral of S. Romolo is an See also:early and See also:simple example of the Tuscan Romanesque See also:style; it is a small See also:basilica, begun in 1028 and restored in 1256. The picturesque battlemented campanile belongs to 1213. Thetomb of the See also:bishop Leonardo Sali See also:tati (d. 1466). with a beautiful portrait bust by the sculptor Mino da Fiesole (1431-1484), is fine. The 13th-See also:century Palazzo Pretorio contains a small museum of antiquities. The Franciscan monastery commands a fine view. The 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. Maria Primerana has some See also:works of See also:art, and S. Alessandro, which is attributed to the 6th century, contains fifteen See also:ancient columns of cipollino. The inhabitants of Fiesole are largely engaged in See also:straw-plaiting.
Below Fiesole, between it and Florence, lies See also:San Domenico di Fiesole (485 ft.); in the Dominican monastery the painter, Fra Giovanni See also:Angelico da Fiesole (1387–1455), lived until he went to S. Marco at Florence. Here, too, is the Badia di Fiesole, founded in 1028 and re-erected about 1456–1466 by a follower of See also:Brunelleschi. It is an irregular See also:pile of buildings, in fine and simple early See also:Renaissance style; a small See also:part of the See also:original See also:facade of Ioz8 in See also:black and See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white See also:marble is preserved. The interior of the Church is decorated with sculptures by pupils of Desiderio da Settignano. The slopes of the hill on which Fiesole stands are covered with fine villas. To the S.E. of Fiesole lies See also:Monte Ceceri (1453 ft.), with quarries of See also:grey pietra set-ma, largely used in Florence for See also:building. To the E. of this lies the 14th-century See also:castle of Vincigliata restored and fitted up in the See also:medieval style.
End of Article: FIESOLE (anc. Faesulae, q.v.)
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