The Renaissance was less a rebirth than a long transformatio... - Fernand Braudel

"The Renaissance was less a rebirth than a long transformation of medieval society"

Fernand Braudel Art

Historian French 1902–1985

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"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Geography is destiny."

"Civilizations are mortal like men."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"