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Monthly Archives: September 2015

CfP 65th meeting of the South Central Renaissance Conference

Exploring the Renaissance 2016:An International Conference 65th meeting of the South Central Renaissance Conference March 24-26, 2016 / St. Louis, Missouri / Parkway Hotel Conference website: http:www.scrc.us.com/archives/2016conference.shtml   CALL FOR PAPERS Papers (15-20 minutes in length) are invited on any aspect of Renaissance studies (history, art history, literature, music, philosophy, science, theology). Abstracts only (400-500…

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Emblem of the Month, n. 003

Lodovico Castelvetro’s device: KEKPIKA, “I Have Judged” The snap election scheduled to be held in Greece this month after the resignation of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras offers an appropriate occasion for the presentation of an emblem related to the democratic vote. The chosen image is the device of Lodovico Castelvetro (Modena, c. 1505-Chiavenna, Switzerland, 1571),…

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