"Renaissance" is a French word for "rebirth". Merriam-Webster <ref>www.m-w.com</ref> describes the Renaissance as "the transitional movement in Europe between [[medieval]] and modern times beginning in the fourteenth century in Italy, lasting into the seventeenth century," which included "a flowering of the arts and literature" and "the beginnings of modern science". | "Renaissance" is a French word for "rebirth". Merriam-Webster <ref>www.m-w.com</ref> describes the Renaissance as "the transitional movement in Europe between [[medieval]] and modern times beginning in the fourteenth century in Italy, lasting into the seventeenth century," which included "a flowering of the arts and literature" and "the beginnings of modern science". |