Ancient Diocese of Vence — The former French Catholic diocese of Vence existed until the French Revolution. Its see was at Vence in Provence, in the modern department of Alpes Maritimes. After the Concordat of 1801, the territory of the diocese passed to the diocese of… … Wikipedia
Guillaume du Vair — (Paris, 7 March 1556 – Tonneins, 3 August 1621) was a French author and lawyer. He was born in Paris. After taking holy orders, he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, from 1617 till his death he was Bishop of Lisi … Wikipedia
Du Vair, Guillaume — (1556 1612) French politician and moral philosopher. Trained in both law and theology, he remained Catholic and was concerned about the rapid spread of Protestantism in France before and during the Wars of Religion (1562 1598), but the… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Tincture (heraldry) — In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and proper . A… … Wikipedia
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Renaissance philosophy outside Italy — Stuart Brown Italy might justly be described as the home of Renaissance philosophy. Many of the important cultural developments of the period originated in Italy and only gradually spread north and west to other countries. But each of the other… … History of philosophy
heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of … Universalium
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Histoire De La Rhétorique — Jacques Louis David, La Mort de Socrate (1787). Socrate est mort en discourant selon Platon, dans son Apologie de Socrate. L histoire de la rhétorique rassemble les usages pratiques de l art oratoire ainsi que les études et traités théoriques sur … Wikipédia en Français
Histoire de la rhetorique — Histoire de la rhétorique Jacques Louis David, La Mort de Socrate (1787). Socrate est mort en discourant selon Platon, dans son Apologie de Socrate. L histoire de la rhétorique rassemble les usages pratiques de l art oratoire ainsi que les études … Wikipédia en Français