Arezzo


a city in central Italy.
Historical Examples

How the same saint caused an ill-famed wood near Arezzo to be cut down, is told in Vasari, iii.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Jacob Burckhardt

This visit to Arezzo took place only four years before his death.
Luca Signorelli Maud Cruttwell

When very young he was banished from Arezzo on account of a satirical sonnet which he composed against indulgences.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 Various

She fled to the Archbishop of Arezzo and implored his succour.
Browning’s Heroines Ethel Colburn Mayne

One day they were travelling together, when they arrived at the intersection of the roads to Sienna, Arezzo, and Florence.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi Paul Sabatier

See above, p. 142, for the house where Petrarch was born in Arezzo.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Jacob Burckhardt

The organiser and companion of her flight was a young priest, Giuseppe Caponsacchi, who was a canon at Arezzo.
Browning’s Heroines Ethel Colburn Mayne

For Arezzo, like Florence, has been the mother of great men.
A Little Pilgrimage in Italy Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter

There is an air of gaiety in Arezzo, a simple, almost pastoral, joy.
A Little Pilgrimage in Italy Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter

Still we must not look to the walls of Arezzo for the special interest of some other walls.
Studies of Travel: Italy Edward A. Freeman

noun
a city in central Italy, in E Tuscany. Pop: 91 589 (2001) Ancient Latin name Arretium

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