Had a question from a friend today that I thought would make the perfect blog entry here on Eligius, so I made the answer to her, but here is a bit more details on the matter.  The question was a very basic, “Was the renaissance going on during the 14th century?”  It is a valid question to be sure, but perhaps it is one of those that it is not really so valid to answer.  And certainly if an answer it is given, as I did then and am doing again now, it comes with a litany of qualifications on the answer.

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