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   Renaissance
   The renaissance was an intellectual period between the 14th and 17th centuries.
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   Renaissance
   [Noun] Rebirth or revival, particularly in terms of culture or science.
   Example: In Europe a great Renaissance took place in the 14th century.
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   Renaissance
   [n] - the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world
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   Renaissance
   The era of music covering the 15th / 16th centuries (c. 1430-1600 A.D.) - preceded by the Medieval era and succeed by the Baroque era
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   Renaissance
   Period in European cultural history that began in Italy around 1400 and lasted there until the end of the 1500s. Elsewhere in Europe it began later, and lasted until...
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   Renaissance
   French word meaning rebirth, now used in English to describe the great revival of art that took place in Italy from about 1400 under the influence of the rediscovery of classical art and culture. In Italian, Rinascimento. Renaissance reached its peak (High Renaissance) in short period from about 1500-1530 in the work of Michelangelo, Leonardo and R ...
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   Renaissance
   (rebirth) A French term for a cultural movement that is mainly associated with Italy from around the late 1300s to the early 1600s. In addition to new directions in art, literature and science, following the discovery of the writings of Vitruvius, it heralded the reintroduction of classical...
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   Renaissance
   An historical period relating to the arts which had its origin in fifteenth-century Italy, and is generally considered to have lasted until the mid-sixteenth century. Literally means “re-birth�.
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   Renaissance
   Revival of Classical ideals in European art and literature from the late 14th to early 17th centuries.
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    Renaissance
    Re·nais`sance' (F. r e -na`säNs'; E. re-nās's a ns) noun [ French, from renaître to be born again. Confer Renascence .] A new birth, or revival. Specifically: (a) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries. (b) The st ...
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    Renaissance
    Renascence noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
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    Renaissance
    Renascence noun the revival of learning and culture
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    Renaissance
    a period of growth and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries
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    Renaissance
    The `Renaissance` (French for `rebirth`; Italian: `Rinascimento`), was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. It encompassed the revival of learning based on classical sources, the rise of courtly and papal patronage, the development of perspective in painting, and advancements in science. The Renaissance had wide-ranging con...
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    Renaissance
    • (n.) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch. • (n.) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries. • (n.) A new birth, or revival.
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    Renaissance
    literally `rebirth,` the period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages, conventionally held to have been characterized by a ... [57 related articles]
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    Renaissance
    The English Renaissance immediately followed the Middle Ages and is considered to last from about 1200 to about 1600. Its original meaning is 'rebirth' of classical Greek and Latin literature and ideals.
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    Renaissance
    Renaissance (renusäns', –zäns') [Fr.,=rebirth], term used to describe the development of Western civilization that marked the transition from medieval to modern times. This article is concerned mainly with general developments and their impact in the fields of science, rhetor...
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    Renaissance
    (Lat. re + nasci, to be born) Is a term used by historians to characterize various periods of intellectual revival, and especially that which took place in Italy and Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. The term was coined by Michelet and developed into a historical concept by J. Burckhardt (1860) who considered individualism, the revival of...
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