city and bishop's see of Italy, situated in the pope's territories, about 30 miles east of Bologna: E. Long. 12° 38' and N. Lat. 44° 30'.

city of Romagna in Italy with a bishop's see. It is an ancient place, and has undergone various revolutions. The river Amona washes its walls, and passes between the city and the suburbs, which are joined by a stone bridge defended by two good towers. The city is remarkable for its earthen ware, which is the best in all Italy.

Faernus, Gabriel, a native of Cremona in Italy, was an excellent Latin poet and critic of the 16th century. He was so skilled in all parts of polite literature, that the cardinal de Medicis, afterward Pope Pius IV. was particularly fond of him. He was the author of some Latin elegies; of 100 Latin fables, selected from the ancients, written in iambic verse; and of several pieces of criticism, as Confusa emendationum Livianarum, De Metris Comiciis, &c. He was remarkably happy in deciphering manuscripts, and restoring ancient authors to their purity: he took such pains with Terence in particular, that Bentley has adopted all his notes in the edition he gave of that writer. He died at Rome in 1561; and Thuanus, who wrote his eulogy, says that the learned world was greatly obliged to him; yet had been still more so, if, instead of suppressing the then unknown fables of Phaedrus, for fear of lessening the value of his own Latin fables, written in imitation of Aësop, he had been content with imitating them. M. Perrault, however, who translated Faernus's fables into French, has defended him from this imputation, by affirming that the first MS. of Phaedrus's fables, found in the dust of an old library, was not discovered till about 30 years after Faernus's death.

Fagara, iron wood; a genus of plants belonging to the tetrandra clasps, and in the natural method ranking under the 43rd order, Dumosae. See Botany Index.

Fage, Raymond de la, an excellent designer and engraver, highly esteemed by Carlo Maratti, was born at Toulouse in 1648. He applied himself to designing, through inclination, in spite of his parents; and had no master nor any assistance: but his superior talents supplied the want of them, and he became one of the best designers in Europe; his performances on li- centious subjects are the most esteemed. It is reported of this artifit, that he never made use of money, but contracted debts; and when the accounts were brought him, he made some design upon the back of the bills, and bid the owners sell the drawings to connoisseurs for the amount, by which they were generally great gainers. Several of these drawings are yet in the cabinets of the curious. He led a loose, depraved life; and his repeated debaucheries put an end to it at the age of 42.