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MSS., especially the Codex Vercellensis, one of the most important MSS. of the old Latin version of the Gospels, written in the 4th or 5th century by See also:

Eusebius, See also:

bishop of Vercelli. A museum See also:

close by contains See also:

ROMAN

Roman antiquities.

The churches of S. See also:

ANDREA, GIOVANNI (1275-1348)

Andrea (a large and fine Romanesque See also:

GOTHIC

Gothic building dating from 1219—1224, with an interior in the See also:

French Gothic See also:

style), S. See also:

PAOLO (GIROLAMO GASPARE)5 (1532-1600)

Paolo, S. Caterina and S. Cristoforo possess valuable examples of the See also:

WORK

work of Gaudenzio See also:

Ferrari (1471—1546) and of his follower Lanini. See also:

SILK

Silk-See also:

SPINNING (from O. Eng. spinnen, to spin, cf. Ger. spinnen, &c., the Teut. root is seen, to draw out, cf. span, spider)

spinning is important, and Vercelli is one of the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

ITALIAN

Italian centres of the exportation of cereals and especially of See also:

rice. There are See also:

corn and rice See also:

mills of large See also:

SIZE

size, while See also:

cotton and woollen mills and factories of artificial manure, &c., have attained importance. Vercellae was originally the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of the Libici (a Ligurian tribe) and afterwards became a Roman See also:

MUNICIPIUM (Lat. munus, a duty or privilege, capere, to take)

municipium of some importance. It stood at the junction of roads to Eporedia, Novaria and See also:

MEDIOLANUM, or MEDIOLANIUM (mod. Milan, q.v.)

Mediolanum, Laumellum (for See also:

TICINUM (mod. Pavia, q.v.)

Ticinum) and perhaps Hasta. No ancient remains exist above ground, but many See also:

INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions, tombs and other antiquities have been found. Remains of the See also:

THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre and See also:

AMPHITHEATRE (Gr. 441, around, and O&arpov, a place for spectators)

amphitheatre were seen in the 16th century, and remains of ancient streets have more recently been found during drainage operations. There were apparently four principal streets all leading to the centre of the town where the See also:

FORUM (Lat. from foris, " out of doors ")

Forum must have been situated.

Of the walls, however, nothing is known except from See also:

MEDIEVAL

medieval documents (cf. L. Bruzza, Iscrizioni antiche Vercellesi, See also:

Rome, 1874). In the neighbourhood (near Rotto on the Sesia) are the Raudii See also:

CAMPI, GIULIO (1500-1572)

Campi where See also:

Hannibal won his first victory on Italian See also:

SOIL

soil (218 B.C.), and where in See also:

lot B.C. See also:

MARIUS, GAIUS (r55–86 B.c.)

Marius and See also:

CATULUS

Catulus routed the See also:

CIMBRI

Cimbri. From about 1228 till 1372 Vercelli was the seat of a university. (T.

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