Renaissance Latin
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Renaissance Latin is the form of Latin revived and used by European scholars, writers, and humanists during the Renaissance, characterized by a return to classical models and extensive use in literature, science, and scholarship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Early Modern Latin | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of Latin
ⓘ
historical language stage ⓘ |
| avoids |
medieval Latin neologisms
ⓘ
scholastic Latin style ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
imitation of Cicero
ⓘ
imitation of Virgil ⓘ return to classical Latin models ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Medieval Latin ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Medieval Latin ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
classical syntax
ⓘ
classical vocabulary ⓘ |
| follows | classical Latin norms ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germania ⓘ
surface form:
Germany
Italy ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| influenced |
European literary culture
ⓘ
European scientific terminology ⓘ New Latin ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Latin
|
| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
ⓘ
surface form:
Ciceronianism
Venetian Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
humanism ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | humanist grammarians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ early 17th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
language of diplomacy
ⓘ
language of education ⓘ language of international scholarship ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Desiderius Erasmus
ⓘ
surface form:
Erasmus of Rotterdam
European scholars ⓘ Galileo Galilei ⓘ Lorenzo Valla ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ Francesco Petrarca ⓘ
surface form:
Petrarch
Thomas More ⓘ humanists ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical writing
ⓘ
philosophical works ⓘ poetry ⓘ religious works ⓘ scientific treatises ⓘ |
| usedIn |
literature
ⓘ
scholarship ⓘ science ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Early Modern Latin