Lecture 13:The Presence of the Past - the Idea of the City in the Renaissance

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The thirteenth lecture in Doug Allen's History of Urban Form series explores the transition from the ancient and Medieval worlds through the Renaissance to the modern era. This pivotal lecture both condenses and expands many critical ideas in the course, primarily the idea that Medieval scholars, artists, and merchants rediscovered the Classical treasures of Rome and reinterpreted many elements — architecture, ideal city form, art, and institutions — to become the modern Western world.

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