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In the traditional view, the Renaissance was understood as an historical age that followed the Middle Ages and preceded the Reformation, spanning roughly the 14th through the 16th century.
The Italian Renaissance of the 15th century represented a reconnection of the west with classical antiquity, the absorption of knowledge (particularly mathematics), a focus on the importance of living well in the present (Renaissance humanism), and an explosion of the dissemination of knowledge brought on by the advent of printing. In addition, the creation of new techniques in art, poetry, and architecture led in turn to a radical change in the style and substance of the arts and letters.
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