Template:Did you know nominations/Province of Cremona


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The result was: promoted by sst✈ 05:40, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Province of Cremona

 * ... that sixteenth century irrigation channels assist in the production of rice in the Province of Cremona in northern Italy?


 * ALT1:... that rice is grown in the Province of Cremona in northern Italy?
 * Reviewed: Ezekiel Airship

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:15, 5 October 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Nice expansion, good sources. I am sorry I don't find Cremona in the book given, nor rice, please explain. To me, the ALT would be nothing new, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:50, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe you looked at a different source? I see the information on rice and canals, mentioning the Province of Cremona, on page 145 of the source (ref 8). I think both hooks are interesting because the cultivation of rice is not what I would have expected to happen in northern Italy. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:59, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for explaining, - I looked at ref 5, because of the 16th century, which I don't see in ref 8, - can you help me again. What did you think risotto is made from if not locally grown rice? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Good point, but I associate the growing of rice with paddy-fields in tropical locations. We don't grow it here in Wales! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:57, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Now where do I find the ref for the more intriguing 16th century canals in the province? Will be off all day, travelling, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:18, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
 * That's ref 5: "By 1530, a network of ancillary canals and waterways covered the Lombardy Plain from Milan to Pavia." If you don't find that convincing, lets just go with ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg keep simple, unless you want to mention the music-making instead. Offline sources accepted AGF, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:50, 23 October 2015 (UTC)