The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of the city\'s skilled artists and architects.
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But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence\'s manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of hiStory and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world.
The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of the city\'s skilled artists and architects