HIS243H1 Lecture : Humanists - Male & Female
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Class next thursday is cancelled. (oct. 14th - tutorial still on: humanists - male & female. Humanists in society word humanista designation for people who studied humanism, as well as people who taught the humanities, and also those who practice the related works. For example, civil servants/secretaries, lawyers, doctors - people who has to work directly with roman examples, had access to manuscripts, higher degree of training and education. Wealthy freelancers; people who do not have to necccesarily work for a living, and have money to go around and buy/translate manuscripts. Humanists never only one just thing, the term does not reflect a single interest and is not solely job related, it is a hobby/interest/advocation. From florence, and is a student in an informal study group while young, whose leader is the chancellor of florence (coluccio salutati) who believed in the humanities. He gathered some of the bright young men in florence and they would read through classical texts together.
