1. Petrarch: The Father of The Re
Humanism is a rediscovery and reevaluation (analysis) of classical civilization and the application of the aspects of this civilization to intellectual and social culture in the current time. ... During the time when the rest of Europe was in the throes of medieval Feudalism and Manorialism, all commerce had stopped, but merchants and artists in northern Italy had maintained trade and commerce activities with both the Byzantine East and the European West. ... His own extensive library of rare items was highly valued, and Venice granted him a home on the condition that he would leave his libr...
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