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Scribes

Scribes, writers, and transmitters connected to recording, preserving, and circulating texts.

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Renaissance · 1300–1600 · 2 FIGURES IN THIS ERA

Desiderius Erasmus

Joined classical learning, textual criticism, moral reform, and Christian humanist critique.

Helped launch Renaissance humanism by reviving classical learning and introspective literary culture.

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