Amiata

Volcanic rocks are also abundant, related to old volcanic activity that has resulted in a number of significant volcanic lakes (Bolsena; Vico; Bracciano), and mountains (Amiata, 1,738 m).

Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests 2008

Towards the north a distant peak became visible – Cesca said it was Monte Amiata.

Jenny: A Novel 1921

The interior chains consist of the mountains of Siena, abounding in marbles, the mountains of Volterra, that yield alabaster, and those of Montalcino, and they terminate in the volcanic mass of Mt. Amiata, the highest point of the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Duccio consulted Byzantine formularies only, and his compositions resemble the famous miniatures of the "Evangelistarium" of Rossano, or those of the great Benedictine school of Mont 'Amiata.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Amiata rises the picturesque basaltic mass of Radicofani, and the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Mont 'Amiata, now somewhat to the northward, was more gentle, and softened the scene with distant woods.

The Path to Rome Hilaire Belloc 1911

The place is most lovely; the view in the direction of Siena stretches as far as Amiata, and in the west reaches Mt.Argentarius. '

The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times Alfred Biese 1893

Amiata, he had been under the influence of a shock which had crushed the child in him and broken down his reserve.

Eleanor Humphry Ward 1885

Maremma and the heights of the Amiata range, and to the south the forest country of Viterbo.

Eleanor Humphry Ward 1885

Amiata range; a little wind crept through the trees; the birds were silent, but the large green lizards slipped in and out, and made a friendly life in the cool shadowed place.

Eleanor Humphry Ward 1885