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• Picardy — ( fr. Picardie) is an historical province of France, in the north of France. The historical capital and largest city is Amiens. Whimsical enough is the origin of the name of Picards, and from thence of Picardie, which does not date earlier than… …   Wikipedia

• Picardy (hymn) — Picardy is a hymn tune used in Christian churches, based on a French carol; it is in a minor key and its meter is 8.7.8.7.8.7. Its name comes from the province of France from where it is thought to originate. The tune dates back at least to the… …   Wikipedia

• Picardy — /pik euhr dee/, n. a region in N France: formerly a province. * * * French Picardie Région (pop., 1999: 1,857,834), encompassing the northern French départements of Oise, Somme, and Aisne and roughly coextensive with the historical region of… …   Universalium

• Picardy third — This article is about a musical term. For other uses, see Picardy (disambiguation). Picardy third ending a i v i iv i v I progression   …   Wikipedia

• picardy third — ˈpikə(r)dē noun Usage: sometimes capitalized P Etymology: translation of French tierce de Picardie; from its being chiefly practiced in the church music of Picardy : the major third as introduced into the final chord of a musical composition… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain — Infobox Album | Name = Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain Type = Album Artist = Frank Sinatra Released = 1962 Recorded = June 12–June 14, 1962, London Genre = Vocal Jazz, Classic pop Length = 37:21 Label = Reprise Records Producer =… …   Wikipedia

• picard — I. ˈpikərd, iˌkärd noun ( s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Picardie Picardy, province of northern France 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• Calvin, John — • Born at Noyon in Picardy, France, 10 July, 1509, and died at Geneva, 27 May, 1564 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Calvin, John     John Calvin …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Colette — Born 13 January 1381(1381 01 13) Corbie, Picardy Died 6 March 1447 …   Wikipedia

• John Calvin —     John Calvin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Calvin     This man, undoubtedly the greatest of Protestant (Protestantism) divines, and perhaps, after St. Augustine, the most perseveringly followed by his disciples of any Western writer on… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Enguerrand de Monstrelet — The Battle of Agincourt from Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Chronique de France Enguerrand de Monstrelet (c. 1400 – 20 July 1453), French chronicler, belonged to a noble family of Picardy.[1] In 1436 and later he held the office of lieutenant of …   Wikipedia