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 208 BANDELLO DANDIER A lers, but more money is required for the com- pletion of tlio work. In the delicacy and ele- gance of his works in marble, Bandel is hardly inferior to Oanova. Among his best works are statues of Shakespeare and Goldorii for the Hanover theatre. BANDELLO, Slatteo, an Italian novelist, born at Castelnuovo Scrivia, near Alessandria, in 1480, died in Agen, France, about 1562. He was a Dominican, accompanied his uncle, general of this order, on his travels in Italy, and was teacher in Milan of Lucrezia Gonzaga, whom he celebrated in his Canti della lode della S. Lucrezia Gonzaga (Agen, 1545). In 1525, having sided with the French, he had to fly from Milan, and found an asylum with Cesare Fregoso, an Italian general in the French ser- vice, after whose death he remained an inmate of his family at Agen. Appointed in 1550 by the king of France bishop of Agen, he accepted part of the emolument of this office, its duties being discharged by the bishop of Grasse, while he prepared for publication his Novelle, or tales, the MSS. of which had been recovered by his friends from the incendiaries of his Milanese residence. They were used by Shakespeare in "Romeo and Juliet," "Twelfth Night," and "Much Ado about Nothing; " by Massinger in his "Picture; " and by Beaumont and Fletcher in " The Maid of the Mill " and " The Triumph of Death." He translated the Hecuba of Eurip- ides, and wrote poetry (fiime, Turin, 1816); but his fame rests on his Novelle, published at Lucca in 3 vols., 1554 (4th vol., Lyons, 1573) ; more complete editions are those of London (4 vols., 1740 ; 9 vols., 1791-'3) and Milan (9 vols., 1813-'14). The most recent Italian edition is that of Turin (4 vols., 1853). BANDERA, a S. W. county of Texas, watered by the Rio Medina; area, 938 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 649, of whom 18 were colored. Stock raising is the principal industry. Sheep and cattle are easily raised, and hogs thrive on the mast, which is abundant. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 15,673 bushels of Indian corn, 5,530 Ibs. of wool, and 9,095 of butter. There were 281 horses, 898 milch cows, 5,103 other cattle, 3,208 sheep, and 856 swine. Cap- ital, Bandera City. BANDETTINI, Teresa, an Italian poetess, born in Lucca, Aug. 12, 1763, died April 5, 1837. She was at first a ballet dancer, but soon left the stage and acquired celebrity as an im- provisatrice. In 1789 she married Signor Pie- tro Landucci, a gentleman of Lucca. Great honors were showered upon her in Rome and other cities by the people as well as by poets and academies; and she was equally admired for accomplishments and virtues. Her works include Rime diverse (1788) ; La Horte di Adone, a poem in four cantos ; and II Polidoro. She was versed in several languages, and trans- lated from the Latin and Greek with ease. BANDICOOT (perameles), a marsupial animal of small size, inhabiting the stony regions of the interior of S. E. Australia. Its appearance is somewhat rat-like, and in its long snout shrew-like. The teetli are sharp and numer- ous, the incisors being 5 above and 3 below, the canines 1, the premolars 3, and the molars 4, on each side in each jaw. The head is elongated, the back arched, and the mode of progression, from the union of the 2d and 3d toes of the hind feet, the smallness of the hind thumb and outer fore toe, and separation from the others, consists of a gait between a jump and a run ; the marsupial pouch opens back- ward. The most common species, the band- ed bandicoot (P. fasciata), is about 18 inch- es long, of a blackish yellow color, banded on the hinder parts ; it runs with great speed, lives upon roots, seeds, insects, and grubs, and its flesh is esteemed by the natives. The long- nosed bandicoot has, as its name imports, a longer and sharper snout, and a harsh fur of a brownish and blackish color above and white below ; the body is 16 inches long and the tail 5. It prefers vegetable food, and is sometimes Banded Bandicoot (Perameles fesciata). destructive in the gardens of the colonists, its long and powerful claws enabling it to dig up roots with great facility. The bandicoots make a nest of dried grass and leaves, care- fully concealed at the foot of a dense bush. The chceropu, an allied animal of New South Wales, has two toes of equal length on the fore feet, with sharp hoof-like claws resembling those of a pig ; the tail is long and rat-like. It is a slender, graceful animal, with very large ears ; it is of the size of a small rabbit, and its fur is very soft ; its speed is considerable, and it eats both vegetable substances and insects. BAJVDIERA, Attilio and Emilio, Italian patriots, born respectively in 1817 and 1819, executed at Cosenza, July 25, 1844. They were lieu- tenants in the Austrian navy, and were the sons of an Austrian vice admiral of a noblo Venetian family. Joining the conspiracy for Italian freedom, they took refuge in Corfu in March, 1844, whence with 20 others they ef- fected a landing in Calabria June 16 ; but being betrayed by one of their number, they fell into the hands of the Neapolitan forces near San Giovanni in Fiore. The two brothers were summarily executed. Their patriotism and he- roic spirit created a strong sympathy in their favor in England, where Sir James Graham,