Nevertheless, he studied design through books, travel, and observation. Thomas Jefferson has been called not only Monticello's gentleman farmer, but he was also a gentleman architect, a common practice of the well-to-do before architecture became a licensed profession.
'Panini' is the Americanized version of the Italian word panino, which means little sandwich and refers to a class of sandwiches that became popular in the United States in the late 1990s. Flavor is the key to panini, which are based on high-quality Italian artisan breads like focaccia or ciabatta.
The name Italy (Italia) is an ancient name for the country and people of Southern Italy. Originally is was spelled Vitalia, probably from the same root as the Latin vitulus (a one-year-old calf), thus literally meaning 'calf-land' or Land of Cattle. The area was rich with bovine, and the people living there probably took the name symbolically since it identified them with their land.