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William of Champeaux
(Encyclopedia)William of Champeaux shămpōˈ, shäNpōˈ [key], c.1070–1121, French scholastic philosopher. William studied and taught in Paris. In 1109 he founded the monastic school of St. Victor, which later ...truce of God
(Encyclopedia)truce of God, in the Middle Ages, an attempt by the Catholic church to limit private warfare between feudal lords. It is related to the peace of God, which exempted clergy, women, children, and peasan...Treviso
(Encyclopedia)Treviso trāvēˈzō [key], city (1991 pop. 83,598), capital of Treviso prov., Venetia, NE Italy. Situated in the center of the fertile Venetian plain, it is an agricultural market and industrial cent...chinoiserie
(Encyclopedia)chinoiserie shēnwäzrēˈ [key], decorative work produced under the influence of Chinese art, applied particularly to the more fanciful and extravagant manifestations. Intimations of Eastern art reac...Fès
(Encyclopedia)Fès fĕz [key], Arab. Fas, city, N central Morocco. In a rich agricultural region, it is con...Saint Gall, former Benedictine abbey, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia)Saint Gall, former Benedictine abbey, at St. Gall, Switzerland. Originating in a cell built c.614 by St. Gall, an Irish missionary (see Columban, Saint), it became an abbey under Charles Martel (8th c...Roscelin
(Encyclopedia)Roscelin rŏsˈəlĭn [key], c.1045–c.1120, French scholastic philosopher, also called Roscellinus, Johannes Roscellinus, and Jean Roscelin. Roscelin was one of the first thinkers of the Middle Ages...Batumi
(Encyclopedia)Batumi bəto͝omˈ [key], city (2021 est. pop. 121,806), capital of Adjarian Autonomous R...Statius, Publius Papinius
(Encyclopedia)Statius, Publius Papinius pŭbˈlēəs pəpĭnˈēəs stāˈshəs [key], c.a.d. 45–c.a.d. 96, Latin poet, b. Naples. A favorite of Emperor Domitian, he won the poetry prize at an annual festival und...Soest
(Encyclopedia)Soest zōst [key], city (1994 pop. 44,917), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a manufacturing city and an agricultural trade center. Known in the 7th cent., Soest is one of the oldest cities ...Browse by Subject
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