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<p> A fortified and walled [[Italian]] city, capital of the province of the name, situated on a low and marshy plain between the dividing branches of the Po, 30 m. from the Adriatic; it has many fine ecclesiastical buildings and a university founded in 1264, with a library of 100,000 vols., but now a mere handful of students; a fine old Gothic castle, the residence of the Estes ( <i> q. v </i> .), still stands; it was the birthplace of Savonarola, and the sometime dwelling-place of Tasso and Ariosto; once populous and prosperous, it has now fallen into decay. </p>
<p> A broadsword bearing the name of [[Andrea]] Ferrara, one of an [[Italian]] family famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the quality of their swords. </p>
       
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<ref name="term_73196"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ferrara Ferrara from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Revision as of 20:09, 11 October 2021

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]

A broadsword bearing the name of Andrea Ferrara, one of an Italian family famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the quality of their swords.

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