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Argentan (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. [3] As of 2019, Argentan is the third largest municipality by population in the Orne department.
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Argentan lace or Point d'Argentan is an 18th century needle...
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Argentan is a French city in the Orne department, in Lower...
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Argentan est une commune française, située dans le département de l’ Orne en Normandie, traversée par l' Orne. Elle est peuplée de 13 291 habitants Note 1. Sous-préfecture de l’Orne, elle est le chef-lieu de l’ arrondissement d'Argentan. C’est la troisième ville du département la plus peuplée après Alençon et Flers.
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Nickel silver was first used in China, where it was smelted from readily available unprocessed ore. During the Qing dynasty, it was "smuggled into various parts of the East Indies", despite a government ban on the export of nickel silver. It became known in the West from imported wares called baitong (Mandarin) or paktong (Cantonese) (白 銅, literall...
Nickel silver first became popular as a base metal for silver-plated cutlery and other silverware, notably the electroplated wares called EPNS (electroplated nickel silver). It is used in zippers, costume jewelry, for making musical instruments (e.g., flutes, clarinets), and is preferred for the track in electric model railway layouts, as its oxide...
"German Silver" . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.Argentan is a French city in the Orne department, in Lower Normandy. 17 327 people live there. The size is 1,818 hectares (7.02 sq mi). The river Orne flows through Argentan. The forests of Gouffern and Ecouves are nearby. Argentan was built at the beginning of the 12th century by Henry II.
A town at the heart of horse country. As one of the Viking warlord Rollo’s frontier towns, it was already protected by fortifications in the fifth century. It was honoured by Eleanor of Aquitaine who received her sons Richard the Lionheart and King John the Landless there.
Argentan lace or Point d'Argentan is an 18th century needle lace from Argentan, France. Argentella is derived from Argentan. Argentan lace exhibits a more prominent and larger pattern in contrast to its nearest variant, Alençon lace.
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Argentan [aʁʒɑ̃tɑ̃] ist eine Kleinstadt und eine nordfranzösische Gemeinde mit 13.291 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2021) im Département Orne in der Region Normandie . Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Argentan und ist Verwaltungssitz des Gemeindeverbands Terres d’Argentan Interco .
