Re: VMs: Quattrocento Minor Characters...

[Dennis <tsalagi@xxxxxxxx>]

"Rafal T. Prinke" wrote:
> 
> It would be much different if the same
> arguments could be brought foreward for a country
> with less expansive culture - but Italy was then much
> like the USA is now. If a rock song is in English,
> it does not mean the author was American or British.
> It is even highly likely he/she wasn't!

	This is an excellent point.  Saying it was northern
Italy isn't saying a lot, since that's where the
Renaissance was occurring.  Also, since Rudolf II
collected things from all over, Prague doesn't mean
that much either.  That said, I still think Nick's line
of thought is very good and promising.

Dennis
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