The Renaissance Society of America
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The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) is an academic association founded in 1954 supporting
the study of the Renaissance
period, 1300–1650, in Western history.
It publishes the Renaissance Quarterly, an internal newsletter (Renaissance News & Notes), and the Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series. The Society also awards annually the Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Prize of US$1,000 for the best book published in Renaissance studies. Its headquarters are in Philadelphia; the annual meeting takes place in changing cities within North America
. Art historian Horst Waldemar Janson was a founding member and president of the society.
the study of the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
period, 1300–1650, in Western history.
It publishes the Renaissance Quarterly, an internal newsletter (Renaissance News & Notes), and the Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series. The Society also awards annually the Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Prize of US$1,000 for the best book published in Renaissance studies. Its headquarters are in Philadelphia; the annual meeting takes place in changing cities within North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. Art historian Horst Waldemar Janson was a founding member and president of the society.