GIOVANNI VILLANI
\d͡ʒəvˈɑːni vɪlˈɑːnɪ], \dʒəvˈɑːni vɪlˈɑːnɪ], \dʒ_ə_v_ˈɑː_n_i v_ɪ_l_ˈɑː_n_ɪ]\
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An Italian historian; born at Florence about 1275; died there of the plague, 1348. He began a history of his native city, but had only brought it down to 1346 at his death. It was continued, first by his brother Matteo (died 1363, also of the plague), and by Matteo's son Filippo, who lived into the early 15th century.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.