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Renaissance
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Renaissance, the great flowering of art, architecture, politics, and the study of literature, usually seen as the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern world, which came about under the influence of Greek and Roman models. It began in Italy in the late 14th cent., culminated in the High Renaissance in the early 16th cent., and spread to the rest of Europe in the 15th cent. and afterwards. Its emphasis was humanist, but much of its energy also came from the
Neoplatonic tradition in writers such as
Pico della Mirandola. The Italian Renaissance is still seen as a watershed in the development of civilization, both because of its extent and because of its emphasis on the human, whether independent of or in association with the divine.
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Renaissance: show must go on.(Renaissance Cosmetics founder Thomas Bonoma died in May 1997 at age of 50)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...founder Thomas Bonoma's vision for Renaissance Cosmetics is alive and flourishing. Renaissance's remaining team of executives is intent...trained by a good teacher." Becker joined Renaissance early last year as group vice president...
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Renaissance Learning, Inc. Teams Up with Sagebrush Corporation; Partnership Provides Educators Greater Access to Accelerated Reader.
PR Newswire; 4/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning(R), Inc., , a leading...resources to K-12 schools will distribute Renaissance Learning's reading solutions, including...Literacy, Fluent Reader, and Read Now. Renaissance reading solutions have been adopted...
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Renaissance Life and Health Insurance Company of America Debuts Individual Dental Insurance for Retirees.
PR Newswire; 3/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...eliminating benefits for their retired workers, Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America (Renaissance America) introduces a unique individual dental insurance plan. Renaissance Dental Extend for Retirees is the only dental...
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Renaissance buys Dana.(Renaissance Cosmetics, Dana Group)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Cosmetics International; 2/10/1995; 700+ words
; The Dana Group has been acquired by Renaissance Cosmetics for $21.9 million. Dana...gardenia, will launch next month. Renaissance has been in acquisitive mood of late...million. The latest acquisition takes Renaissance's estimated volume up to $150 million...
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Renaissance Introduces Vision Plans.
Business Wire; 1/24/2008; 640 words
; ...Dental Products OKEMOS, Mich. -- Renaissance Dental introduces insured vision plans...easy to administer for employers. "Renaissance was created to provide flexibility and...Phil Wenk, D.D.S., president of Renaissance. "With this dental and vision benefits...
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Renaissance Healthy Savings Card Announces New Dental Network, Now Includes Discounts on Chiropractic and Alternative Health.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 5/27/2009; 700+ words
; As healthcare costs rise, Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America (Renaissance America) is doing more to provide its...affordable health services by expanding its Renaissance Healthy Savings Card - a health service...
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RENAISSANCE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES BRANDING STRATEGY; THE COMPANY CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL CONSOLIDATION
PR Newswire; 9/28/1994; 700+ words
; ...NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Hotels International today announces its...Stouffer properties will officially carry the Renaissance name and will be marketed under the Renaissance Hotels and Resorts' brand. As a result...
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RENAISSANCE HOTEL GROUP ANNOUNCES JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT IN RENAISSANCE VINOY RESORT
PR Newswire; 1/2/1996; 700+ words
; ...CLEVELAND, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Hotel Group N.V. (NYSE: RHG...ownership interest in the 360-room Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida...addition to the joint venture investment, Renaissance Hotel Group also contributed cash in...
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Renaissance Worldwide Endorses PeopleSoft's Integrated Front-Office/Back-Office Automation Solution.
Business Wire; 9/9/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1998-- Renaissance's Customer Management Practice and Renaissance Subsidiary, The Hunter Group, Provide...Cumulative Front- and Back-Office Experience Renaissance Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI) today...
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Renaissance Helps Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Safely Plan for the New Millennium.
Business Wire; 12/15/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1998--Renaissance Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI...operating revenues and capital funds. Renaissance Government Solutions is supporting MARTA...continuity of normal business operations. Renaissance provides support to such areas as integrated...
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Renaissance
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCE. The Renaissance is one of the most interesting and disputed periods of European history. Many scholars see it as a unique time with characteristics all its own. A second group views the Renaissance as the first two to...
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Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Medieval and Renaissance Europe The narratives of traditional...e. and ended the period of the Renaissance either in 1492, with Christopher...mark the end of the independence of Renaissance Italian city-states, even though...
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Harlem Renaissance
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. Known also by the names Black Renaissance or New Negro Movement, the Harlem Renaissance represented a cultural movement among African Americans roughly between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning...
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Background: Culture and Thought in Renaissance Italy
Book article from: American Eras
Background: Culture and Thought in Renaissance Italy Source Recovery of Ancient Knowledge...largely by the thinkers and scholars of Renaissance Italy. Beginning with the fourteenth...inquiry to the scholars of the Italian Renaissance. Of particular importance in this regard...
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Renaissance art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Renaissance art and architecture works of art and structures produced in Europe during the Renaissance . Art of the Renaissance The Italian Renaissance A radical break with medieval methods of representing the visible world occurred in Italy during...
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