WebA printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in which the cloth, paper or other medium was brushed or rubbed repeatedly to achieve the transfer of ink, and accelerated the …

WebNūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (نور الدين محمود زنگي; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. "Light of the Faith" in Arabic), was a member of the Zengid dynasty, which ruled the Syrian province (Shām) of the Seljuk Empire.He reigned from 1146 to 1174. He is regarded as an important figure of the Second Crusade.

WebMovable type (US English; moveable type in British English) is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document (usually individual alphanumeric characters or punctuation marks) usually on the medium of paper.. The world's first movable type printing technology for paper books …

WebRose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches.The windows are divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.The term rose window was not used before the 17th century and comes from the English flower name rose.. The name "wheel window" is …

Web勅撰和歌集（ちょくせんわかしゅう）は、天皇や上皇の命令により編纂された歌集。 『古今和歌集』（延喜5年（905年）成立）に始まり、『新続古今和歌集』（永享11年（1439年）成立）までの534年間で21の勅撰和歌集が編纂され、「二十一代集」と総称される。 。このほかに南朝で編纂された ...

WebDescription. For any natural number n, an n-sphere of radius r is defined as the set of points in (n + 1)-dimensional Euclidean space that are at distance r from some fixed point c, where r may be any positive real number and where c may be any point in (n + 1)-dimensional space.In particular: a 0-sphere is a pair of points {c − r, c + r}, and is the boundary of a …

WebFilippo Brunelleschi (/ ˌ b r uː n ə ˈ l ɛ s k i / BROO-nə-LESK-ee, Italian: [fiˈlippo brunelˈleski], also known as Pippo; 1377 – 15 April 1446), considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture, was an Italian architect, designer, and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor.

WebCharacter reference overview. A numeric character reference refers to a character by its Universal Character Set/Unicode code point, and uses the format: &#nnnn; or &#xhhhh;. where nnnn is the code point in decimal form, and hhhh is the code point in hexadecimal form. The x must be lowercase in XML documents. The nnnn or hhhh may be any …

WebIl Concilio di Basilea, Ferrara e Firenze fu convocato da papa Martino V (1417-1431) nel 1431, in applicazione di una disposizione conciliare (il Decreto Frequens) del Concilio di Costanza, che prevedeva la tenuta periodica di un concilio della Chiesa cattolica.Iniziato nel 1431, si svolse in più sedi, prima a Basilea, poi a Ferrara, e infine a Firenze.

WebAvvenimenti. Secolo che sancisce il passaggio dal Medioevo al Rinascimento attraverso l'Umanesimo.. La caduta dell'impero bizantino è anticipata dalle crescenti difficoltà commerciali nel passaggio tra Occidente e Oriente.Già da due secoli le imprese genovesi cercavano una via alternativa a quella delle spezie per arrivare alle Indie.Il blocco …