The Renaissance
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The Renaissance is a sweeping historical work by Will Durant that chronicles the cultural, artistic, and intellectual rebirth of Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Renaissance canonical | 2 |
| Renaissance Europe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Renaissance Context triple: [Will Durant, notableWork, The Renaissance]
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Renaissance
Renaissance is a renowned UK-based record label and club brand known for its influential role in the global progressive house and trance scenes.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed 2022 dance-oriented studio album that blends house, disco, and club music influences into a celebratory exploration of Black queer culture and liberation.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is a British progressive rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for blending rock with classical and folk influences and featuring complex, symphonic arrangements.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is a centrist, pro-European political party in France founded by Emmanuel Macron and serving as the main vehicle for his presidential majority.
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Renaissance
"Renaissance" is a political and economic work by former Czech president Václav Klaus that critiques European integration and contemporary liberalism from a conservative, eurosceptic perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Renaissance Target entity description: The Renaissance is a sweeping historical work by Will Durant that chronicles the cultural, artistic, and intellectual rebirth of Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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A.
Renaissance
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed 2022 dance-oriented studio album that blends house, disco, and club music influences into a celebratory exploration of Black queer culture and liberation.
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B.
Renaissance
Renaissance is a British progressive rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for blending rock with classical and folk influences and featuring complex, symphonic arrangements.
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C.
Renaissance
Renaissance is a renowned UK-based record label and club brand known for its influential role in the global progressive house and trance scenes.
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Renaissance
The Renaissance was a transformative European cultural movement from the 14th to 17th centuries marked by a revival of classical learning, flourishing arts, and major advances in science and humanist thought.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is a centrist, pro-European political party in France founded by Emmanuel Macron and serving as the main vehicle for his presidential majority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| author | Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversRegion |
England
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
humanism
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philosophy in the Renaissance ⓘ religious conflicts in early modern Europe ⓘ science in the Renaissance ⓘ the arts in the Renaissance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
art history
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cultural history of Europe ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ political history ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| follows | The Age of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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historical writing ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| includesBiographicalSketchesOf |
Renaissance artists
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Renaissance political leaders GENERATED ⓘ Renaissance thinkers GENERATED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
European history
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Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
narrative style
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synthesis of cultural and political history ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 700+ ⓘ |
| partOf | The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| seriesEditors | Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| volumeNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| workInSeries | The Story of Civilization, Volume V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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Renaissance Europe