2) Minghetti, Marco. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Minghetti, Marco, (marīko mengetīte) (KEY) , 1818-86, Italian political leader. A former papal minister, Minghetti-a liberal conservative-became a supporter of Italian...

3) Marco Polo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Marco Polo, see Polo, Marco....

4) Vida, Marco Girolamo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Vida, Marco Girolamo, (marīko jeroīlamo veīda) (KEY) , c.1490-1566, Italian poet, b. Cremona. After joining the humanist court of Pope Leo X, he was given a priory...

5) Savonarola, Girolamo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...religious reformer, b. Ferrara. He joined (1475) the Dominicans. In 1481 he went to San Marco, the Dominican house at Florence, where he became popular for his eloquent...

6) Rialto Bridge. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...di Rialto, bridge of Venice, NE Italy, over the Grand Canal, connecting Rialto and San Marco islands. Built between 1588 and 1591, it consists of a single marble...

7) Grossi, Tommaso. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...and poet. Imitating his friend Manzoni, he wrote romantic historical novels, among them Marco Visconti (1834, tr. 1836). Other works include lyrics in the Milanese...

8) ice cream. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...temperature to attain a light, smooth texture. Water ices existed in the Roman Empire, and Marco Polo brought back from East Asia reports of iced, flavored foods....

9) Yinchuan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of the fertile Ningxia plain. Textiles, chemicals, rubber, and machinery are manufactured. Marco Polo visited Yinchuan in the 13th cent. Ningxia Univ. is in the city....

10) Quanzhou. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Quanzhou has been identified with Zaiton (Zaitun or Zayton), which was the departure point for Marco Polo's return journey. The Overseas Chinese Univ. is in the town....