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Definition: Beauvais from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

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commune N France NNW of Paris pop 55,371

Beauvais

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Administrative centre of the Oise département in the Picardy region of north-central France, situated 76 km/47 mi northwest of Paris at the confluence of the Thérain and Avelon rivers; population (2005 est) 55,100. It is a trading centre for fruit, dairy produce, and agricultural machinery. Manufacturing industries include carpets, woollens, brushes, tractors, and furniture covers. Beauvais is the seat of a bishopric, has the tallest Gothic cathedral in France (St Pierre, 68 m/223 ft), and was renowned for tapestries. The town centre suffered serious bomb damage in 1940, and was rebuilt in a modern style. The cathedral was planned to be the greatest church ever built, but the original construction, which commenced in 1227, was never finished. Its choir, built from 1250, was the tallest of any Gothic cathedral (48 m/158 ft), but it collapsed in 1284, as did the tower in 1573. Flamboyant transept facades were added in 1499. An earlier cathedral, the Basse-Euvre, dates from 997. History…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Administrative centre of the Oise département in the Picardy region of north-central France, situated 76 km/47 mi northwest of Paris at the confluence of the Thérain and Avelon rivers; population (2005 est) 55,100. It is a trading centre for fruit, dairy produce, and agricultural machinery. …
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Full text Article Beauvais

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bōvā'), town (1990 pop. 56,278), capital of Oise dept., N France. Tractors, ceramic tiles, textiles, and musical instruments are among its many manufactures. A Roman town and an early episcopal see, it flourished in the Middle Ages and again after the 17th cent., when Colbert established the state…
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Full text Article Vincent of Beauvais

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born 1190, Beauvais?, France—died 1264, Paris) French scholar and encyclopaedist. A Dominican priest ( c. 1220), he became lector and chaplain to the court of King Louis IX . By 1244 he had compiled Speculum majus (“Great Mirror”), an 80-book compendium of knowledge that included human history from…
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From The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms
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The flower market, 18th century tapestry based on cartoon by Francois Boucher, 1743-75, manufacture of Beauvais, from the series Tenture chinoise
Credit: The flower market, 18th century tapestry based on cartoon by Francois Boucher, 1743-75, manufacture of Beauvais, from the series Tenture chinoise / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Dagli Orti / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: The flower market, 18th century tapestry based on a cartoon…
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The murder of Thomas Beckett, miniature from The Mirror of History by Vincent de Beauvais (Vincenzo di Beauvais), manuscript, France 15th Century.
Credit: The murder of Thomas Beckett, miniature from The Mirror of History by Vincent de Beauvais (Vincenzo di Beauvais), manuscript, France 15th Century. / De Agostini Picture Library / M. Seemuller / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: The murder of Thomas Beckett, miniature from The Mirror of…
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Frederick II of the House of Hohenstaufen being condemned, Combat, miniature from The Mirror of History by Vincent de Beauvais, manuscript, France 15th Century.
Credit: Frederick II of the House of Hohenstaufen being condemned, Combat, miniature from The Mirror of History by Vincent de Beauvais, manuscript, France 15th Century. / De Agostini Picture Library / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Frederick II of the House of Hohenstaufen being condemned, …
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The Chinese Hunting, or the Birds' Seller, 18th century tapestry based on cartoon by Francois Boucher, manufacture of Beauvais, from the series Tenture chinoise.
Credit: The Chinese Hunting, or the Birds' Seller, 18th century tapestry based on cartoon by Francois Boucher, manufacture of Beauvais, from the series Tenture chinoise. / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Dagli Orti / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: The Chinese Hunting, or the Birds' Seller, …
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Full text Article Vincent of Beauvais

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bōvā'), c.1190–c.1264, French Dominican friar. He was the author of three of the four parts of the Speculum majus , of great value as a summary of the knowledge of his time. The part entitled “Morals” is of unknown authorship, but is not by him. The three parts written by him are entitled “Nature,” …
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