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Portrait of Yblet de Challant. The earliest documents attesting the existence of a castle at Verrès (in the possession of the De Verretio family) date to 1287. [3] At that time, control of the area was contested between the Bishop of Aosta and some noble families which were vassals of the Counts of Savoy: the De Turrilia, De Arnado, and De Verretio. [4]
"In Verrem" ("Against Verres") is a series of speeches made by Cicero in 70 BC, during the corruption and extortion trial of Gaius Verres, the former governor of Sicily.The speeches, which were concurrent with Cicero's election to the aedileship, paved the way for Cicero's public career.
Gaius Verres (c. 114 – 43 BC) was a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily.His extortion of local farmers and plundering of temples led to his prosecution by Cicero, whose accusations were so devastating that his defence advocate could only recommend that Verres should leave the country.
Dalle de verre was brought to the UK by Pierre Fourmaintraux [citation needed] who joined James Powell and Sons (later Whitefriars Glass Studio) in 1956 and trained Dom Charles Norris in the technique. Norris was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey who went on to become arguably the most prolific British proponent of dalle de verre.
Verre or Verres may refer to: Verre (restaurant), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Valerio Verre (born 1994), Italian footballer; Verres (ca. 120 BC – 43 BC), a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily; Verrès, town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy; Verres, a genus of beetles in family Passalidae
A pendant made from modern dichroic glass. Dichroic glass is glass which can display multiple different colors depending on lighting conditions.. One dichroic material is a modern composite non-translucent glass that is produced by stacking layers of metal oxides which give the glass shifting colors depending on the angle of view, causing an array of colors to be displayed as an example of ...
Verre originally sat 70 diners, [5] but was later reduced to 55 seats. [6] It was designed alongside the hotel by architect Carlos Ott. [2] Both Ramsay and his business partner Chris Hutchinson had issues with the decor as they felt that a wooden floor and the lack of soft furnishings within the dining room destroyed the ambience of the ...