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Lanciani

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LANCIANI, I an-chra'ne, Italian archaeologist : b. 1847. fie received his education at Romano and the University of Rome, and in 1878 was made professor of Roman topog raphy in the :litter. He attained relehntIr by hisinvestigaikns among the ruins of Rome, Is dr upward of 400 archmolo,giCal or,historical pOlications, and is a memberOf many and a senator Of.'.the Itblgdoin of Iralk" In 1887 he gave a lectures at •i f4rd afterward pub= liihed with'ill title (Ancient Rome in the Light Of Recent Ili 46-16' '0888). Other wOrki of his are di EinSiedeln e l'Ordirie 'di Beneletto 'CanOnico' (1891) - (Pagan arid Christian Rome' Ruins and Ex cavations .of .Ancienf'.'R trio' (1897) : 'Farina Urbis ROnittolI(1 Sul ;4 map of Ancient Rome ' Toffr‘` ali, of 1:1000, shots= ing e • tiMii.;"! 'New Tales of Old 12ome>"1 TNONduro :- flits of the Renais sance in elb t Itn'aild (NVanderingi-iii the Reini .. i% * )• no r q; 1 r )2. • i p. • r ri i•M P4 ,y,, 314,911tR,TIO ( ancient Aux. ti'll'AVid 01 y;co,md,epiacopal see in the prov eightt-R4109;krprn the Adriatic and 44imsti,es ..,1T,he city is built 4Ipon „three hi 4,,,twpt.oft,,witch a'T . Roman is 984 feeka.hove sea has, an 4nosing cathed{41, , with a • • • ,gr built ,in.., 19. ,Gothic - , • rose hosI g .s 9Pvilf , , e palace *,# I/o Ton !a 'Z.0111211

theatre. The lg.. a judicizil and 7 . tan occupation. _ , , 9 . I 9 ? "'1 a hospital, gym IpE.,, institu -It 45 , concerned largely r iisfs Founcling country.

f"}htf. Irma; on. r14 A rand there are linen hnd ...hemp faCtOies,, • 19.917. - - LANCRET; French painter: b.. Paris, 22 jaw; 1660; d. • there, 14 Sept.'17431 die studied undei DIIiin and later underfxilletlwho.had Lair cretrs' stylroiwsis largel3i influenced by Watteau; for vriramise had 4'great.admiration, and while hii productibns never equalled those of his model.: 'did eXeettlent work in the portrayal of; the.gayz the court tinder the Re weary.- MotieAtietV.80 of his paintings, have been 'engtavechltanli the of his work is the Academy in 1719 anctrin71735;he became a councillor. The Nati:0441G four of - his Man' ; the Brit Isbt: M• ', 'Inman) ektellens i deries Of drarri. Ittf,Mrkkono lift of his Pawling*, itt3 frdsamroral palaces at: Berlin and Peotsdagilw-tdifthe bdingt:Outchttsed • by Frederick tifaittGeeat billherd title.S.tixplat Petrograd, and gtip§erpgs ipthkes ikkittllbatiotisiorruhlic and pri vate. Consult d'Argenville, des iseintres,) and Ballot de Sovet, de M. Lancret> (1843; new ed., 1874).