Renaissance: Unlocking the Renaissance, Art, Innovation, and the Shaping of Modern World

By Fouad Sabry

What is Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in history and a cultural movement marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity, covering the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by an effort to revive and surpass the ideas and achievements of classical antiquity; it occurred after the crisis of the Late Middle Ages and was associated with great social change in most fields and disciplines, including art, architecture, politics, literature, exploration and science. Those who advocate for a "long Renaissance" may, in addition to the conventional periodization, place the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th century and the end of the Renaissance in the 17th century.The conventional viewpoint places more emphasis on the early modern characteristics of the Renaissance and contends that it was a departure from the past. On the other hand, many historians of today place more emphasis on the medieval aspects of the Renaissance and contend that it was an extension of the Middle Ages. The early Renaissance of the 15th century and the Italian Proto-Renaissance, which began around 1250 or 1300, overlap significantly with the Late Middle Ages, which is traditionally dated to approximately 1350-1500. The Middle Ages themselves were a lengthy period filled with gradual changes, similar to the modern age. The Renaissance, which is a transitional period between both the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, has close similarities to both of these periods, particularly the late and early sub-periods of either of the two.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Renaissance

Chapter 2: Periodization

Chapter 3: Coluccio Salutati

Chapter 4: Leonardo Bruni

Chapter 5: Dark Ages (historiography)

Chapter 6: Renaissance humanism

Chapter 7: Renaissance art

Chapter 8: Italian Renaissance

Chapter 9: Northern Renaissance

Chapter 10: Poggio Bracciolini

Chapter 11: Late Middle Ages

Chapter 12: Italian classical music

Chapter 13: Science in the Renaissance

Chapter 14: Humanism

Chapter 15: Manufacturing

Chapter 16: Renaissance architecture in Central and Eastern Europe

Chapter 17: Continuity thesis

Chapter 18: Industrial Revolution

Chapter 19: Jacopo d'Angelo

Chapter 20: Greek scholars in the Renaissance

Chapter 21: Index of Renaissance articles

(II) Answering the public top questions about renaissance.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of renaissance in many fields.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Renaissance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: Feb 2, 2024

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Chapter 1: Renaissance

The Renaissance (UK: /rɪˈneɪsəns/ rin-AY-sənss, US: /ˈrɛnəsɑːns/ (

listen) REN-ə-sahnss)

The intellectual foundation of the Renaissance was its version of humanism, which was drawn from the Roman notion of humanitas and the rediscovery of ancient Greek philosophy, such as Protagoras's dictum that man is the measure of all things. This new way of thinking manifested itself in the fields of art, architecture, politics, science, and literature. Early examples include the introduction of perspective in oil painting and the rediscovery of concrete-making techniques. Although the discovery of metal movable type in the late 15th century accelerated the diffusion of ideas, the innovations of the Renaissance were not universal throughout Europe: the earliest indications occur in Italy in the late 13th century, particularly in the works of Dante and Giotto.

As a cultural movement, the Renaissance encompassed innovative flowering of Latin and vernacular literatures, beginning with the 14th-century resurgence of learning based on classical sources, which contemporaries credited to Petrarch; the development of linear perspective and other techniques of rendering a more natural reality in painting; and gradual but widespread educational reform. In politics, the Renaissance contributed to the development of the customs and conventions of diplomacy, and in science to an increased reliance on observation and inductive reasoning. Although the Renaissance saw revolutions in many intellectual and social scientific pursuits, as well as the introduction of modern banking and the field of accounting, Other major centers were Venice, Genoa, Milan, Rome during the Renaissance Papacy, and Naples. From Italy, the Renaissance spread throughout Europe in Flanders, France, Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Hungary (with Beatrice of Naples), and