FABRIANO, a town and episcopal see of the Marches, Italy, province of Ancona, from which it is 44 m. S.W. by rail, 1,066 ft. above sea-level. Pop. (1931) town 10,968, commune 26,611. It has been noted since 1276 for its paper mills. A number of the churches, several of which are of the 13th century, contain works by Allegretto Nuzi (1308-1385) and other local masters. His pupil, Gentile da Fabriano (13 70-142 7 ), was a painter of greater skill. The mediaeval Palazzo del Podesta, (13th century) is pic turesque, and there are other interesting buildings. The municipal picture gallery also contains an interesting collection of pictures. The Archivio Comunale contains documents on watermarked paper of local manufacture going back to 1293-94. Cement, pot tery and vats are also made. A branch railway leads hence to Arbino (q.v.).
See A. Zonghi, Antiche Carte-Fabrianesi.