Andtodaywe'regonnabemovingfromtheMiddleAgesintotheRenaissance, a timeofdiscovery, innovation, beauty, sophisticationandcomedy.
Inthisepisode, we'regonnatake a triptoItalyexploringtheeleganceoftheneoclassicalrevivalandtheinventionofoneoftheirs.
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TherenaissanceinItalylastsfromroughly 1300 to 1600.
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Plus, culturalchangetakestime.
A lotoftheformswilltalkabouttodaywereinvogueatthesametimeasthosecycleplaysandtheirpageantwagons.
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