학술논문
Italy
Document Type
Reference Entry
Author
Silberberg-Peirce, Susan, author; D’Onofrio, Mario, author; Stephens, Lynda, author; Varriano, John, author; Young, Peter Boutourline, author; Musgrove, John, author; Dwyer, Eugene, author; Petersen, Mark R., author; Wilkins, David G., author; Harness, Jessica, author; McCorquodale, Charles, author; Bernini, Lia, author; Gale, Matthew, author; Pelizzari, Maria Antonella, author; Leoncini, Luca, author; Kissane, Michael A., author; Avery, Charles, author; Enggass, Robert, author; Colle, Enrico, author; Moscati, Daniela Di Castro, author; Griseri, Angela, author; Arbace, Luciana, author; Corbeiller, Clare Le, author; d’Alconzo, Paola, author; Catello, Angela, author; Massinelli, Anna Maria, author; Capobianco, Fernanda, author; Aluffi-Pentini, Stefano, author; Levey, Santina M., author; Wardle, Patricia, author; Adelson, Candace J., author; Kempers, B., author; Anderson, Jaynie, author; Conti, Alessandro, author; Todros, Rossella, author; Even, Yael, author; Boch, Stella von, author
Source
Oxford Art Online, 2003, ill.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
[Repubblica Italiana] South European country. Mainland Italy occupies a peninsula (1200 km from north to south) bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, the Ionian Sea to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east (see fig.). The principal offshore islands of Italy are Sicilyand Sardinia. To the north the Alps form the mountainous border with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The Appennines are a limestone range running right down the peninsula into Sicily. Active volcanoes include Mt Vesuvius near Naples and Mt Etna in Sicily. The many and varied regions of Italy (pop. c. 57 million) include Piedmont and Lombardy in the north, which occupy the plain of the River Po and are home to Turin and Milan respectively; the Venetias to the east, including Venice; Emilia Romagna to the north-east of the Apennines, with the major towns of Bolognaand Ravenna; Liguria, a coastal region to the west of the Apennines that includes ...