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Biella

Biella (byel'lä) [key], city (1991 pop. 48,324), Piedmont, NW Italy. It is a major cotton and wool textile manufacturing center. Biella came under the Visconti of Milan in 1353 and under the house of Savoy in 1379. Of note are several palaces (15th–16th cent.), an early Romanesque baptistery (10th cent.), and a Renaissance cathedral.

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CIAO, BIELLA; SAY HELLO TO ITALY'S CELEBRATED TEXTILES REGION, A SOURCING MECCA FOR EVERYONE FROM BRIONI TO ARMANI. (Daily News Record)

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Main worry in Biella: high prices, not high water; floods in Italy didn't cause major disruptions. (textiles) (Daily News Record)

ESCADA NAMES BIELLA AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR.(Damiano Biella)(Brief article) (WWD)

Premiere Vision show gives worsted fabrics bigger play; 11 Biella mills exhibit for first time. (Biella, Italy) (Daily News Record)

SPIN DOCTORS; MILLS FROM COMO TO BIELLA TO PRATO WEAVE TRADITION WITH THE CUTTING EDGE.(Statistical Data Included) (WWD)

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