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Castiglione

Count Baldassare . 1478--1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
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Castiglione a note qu'un accord a ete signe avec le gouvernement tunisien pour l'acquisition d'equipements agricoles modernes, l'impulsion de la cooperation dans le domaine des energies renouvelables, le recyclage des dechets menagers et agricoles, et l'appui des programmes environnementaux.
Tunisie-Italie : Partenariats en vue dans l'agroalimentaire, les energies renouvelables, le recyclage
Castiglione said that an agreement had been signed with the Tunisian government to acquire modern agricultural equipment, boost co-operation in the field of renewables, recycle household and agricultural waste and support environmental programmes.
Tunisian-Italian partnership, pillar to support Tunisia's stability
Castiglione, of course, is well known at the author of the Courtier, the manual for the seemingly effortless self-fashioning of early modern high achievers.
Two Renaissance Friends: Baldassare Castiglione, Domizio Falcone, and Their Neo-Latin Poetry
Under the terms of the planned transaction, Innospec would acquire Huntsman's manufacturing facilities located in Saint-Mihiel, France; Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy; and Barcelona, Spain.
Innospec to buy Huntsman's surfactants business in Europe
Two Renaissance Friends: Baldassarre Castiglione, Domizio Falcone, and Their Neo-Latin Poetry
Two Renaissance Friends: Baldassarre Castiglione, Domizio Falcone, and Their Neo-Latin Poetry
Synopsis: Famous for his "Book of the Courtier", Baldassarre Castiglione also composed works in neo-Latin that have never been the subject of systematic, critical scrutiny within the broader context of early Cinquecento court culture.
Two Renaissance Friends
Martinez, Roger Clemens, Nomar Garciaparra and Joe Castiglione were all inducted on Thursday as one of the finest Hall groups in history.
4 inducted to Sox Hall
To call Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-64) a 'lost genius' is evocative but slightly misleading.
Top marks: Sheila McTighe enjoys a chance to dwell on the bravura mark-making of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
The T-shirts were being sold at dozens of souvenir stalls in the mainland tourist town of Castiglione until angry locals called on the mayor to stop it.
Uproar over death liner T-shirt sales; complaints
His father was a close personal friend of King Charles Albert, and when Victor Emmanuel ascended the throne, he took young Castiglione into his service.
An Italian count comes west
Hayward Osborne, William Kenney, Melvin Brooks, Nigel di Castiglione and Guy Hordern.
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Baltasar de Castiglione los describio en El cortesano, un manual de buen comportamiento social y, al mismo tiempo, una etica del gusto en la que se propuso infundir a los nobles de su epoca un sano horror a la afectacion.
La etica del gusto

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