Old Masters, typically a steady segment of the marketplace that includes European artists from the Renaissance era like Rembrandt and Tintoretto, enjoyed a robust season.

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The centre, with its gleaming glass shells, is the most visible symbol of the cultural renaissance that will usher in a new era of creativity, revitalize the downtown and return Kansas City to the dynamic, creative and worldly place it once was.

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Le Cateau d'Esclimont is a Renaissance-era castle located between the Versailles Palace and the Chartres Cathedral.

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Just as the printing press, by improving the spread of ideas, helped bring on the Renaissance, mind to mind connections could herald a new era of progress.

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British folk music had a golden era in the '60s and early '70s, and in certain circles it's experiencing a renaissance.

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