Andrea Alciato, commonly known as Alciati, was an Italian jurist and writer. He is regarded as the founder of the French school of legal humanists.
Portrait of Andrea Alciato, reproduced from the 1584 edition of his emblem book
De ponderibus et mensuris, 1532
Engraving of Andrea Alciato
In Digestorum titulos aliquot commentaria, 1560
Milan is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.22 million residents. The urban area of Milan is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area is estimated between 4.9 million and 7.4 million, making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU. Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global financial centre.
Image: Milan skyline skyscrapers of Porta Nuova business district (cropped)
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Image: Facade Duomo Milan 2014 (9)
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