literature was a major source of study for renaissance humanists.
literature was a major source of study for renaissance humanists.
which was a major source of study for renaissance humanists?
literature
his last book, the posthumously published "the renaissance discovery of classical antiquity" (1969) was an examination of the antiquarian studies of the renaissance humanists themselves, beginning with petrarch and ending with the sack of rome in 1527. he also made important contributions to the study of individual humanists.









































weiss was known for the conciseness of his writing. he stated that he could have turned each of the last ten chapters of "the renaissance discovery of classical antiquity" into its own book. his wife eve, an english teacher, ensured the correctness of his english grammar and flow.
roberto weiss
list of renaissance humanists









































the following is a list of renaissance humanists, individuals whose careers threw light on the movement as a whole.









































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bullet::::- juan gines de sepulveda (1494-1573) (spanish)









































bullet::::- nicholas of cusa (1401–1464) (german)









































bullet::::- simon atumano (?-c.1380) (greco-turkish)









































bullet::::- francesco petrarca (1304-1374) (italian)









































bullet::::- giovanni boccaccio (1313–1375) (italian)









































bullet::::- leontius pilatus (?-1364/1366) (italian)









































bullet::::- barlaam of seminara (c. 1290-1348) (italian)









































bullet::::- giovanni valentino gentile (c. 1520-1566) (italian)









































bullet::::- francesc eiximenis (c. 1330–1409) (aragonese)









































bullet::::- coluccio salutati (1331–1406) (italian)









































bullet::::- geert groote (1340–1384) (dutch)









































bullet::::- bernat metge (c.1340–1413) (aragonese)









































bullet::::- manuel chrysoloras (c.1355–1415) (greek)
list of renaissance humanists