The Monocular Duke of Urbino

The Monocular Duke of Urbino

Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), the Duke of Urbino, was a well-known historical figure during the Italian Renaissance. He is the subject of a famous painting by Piero della Francesca (1416-1492), which displays the Duke from the left and highlights his oddly shaped nose. The Duke is known to have lost his right eye due to an injury sustained during a jousting tournament, which is why the p...

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[Did the Duchess of Urbino have frontal fibrosing alopecia?].

temporofrontoparietal hairline, and perhaps alopecia of both eyebrows, seen most clearly on the brow line. A contemporary bust of the Duchess at the Barguello Museum, also in Florence (Figure 2), would seem to confirm this impression as it bears a similar appearance. Arguments against PFFA include, primarily, her very young and definitely premenopausal age. However, this form of alopecia has oc...

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

romantic education:reading william wordsworths the prelude in the light of the history of ideas

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