The Renaissance: Medieval Or Modern?

already ancient antiquity appear artists authority became become beginning Burckhardt called cause character Church civilization classes classical concept continued contributions culture early economic effect elements Europe expression fact feudal field fifteenth century Florence Florentine forms fourteenth growth hand historians human humanists ideas importance individual influence institutions intellectual interest interpretation Italian Italy knowledge later Latin learning less literature living means medieval ment Middle Ages mind modern nature nobility origin period political possible practical present problem production Professor Quattrocento question regard relations religious Renais Renaissance represented revival rise Roman sance scholars scientific seems social society spirit term theory things thirteenth thought tion towns tradition true ture twelfth University whole writings