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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}'''Allegory in the Middle Ages''' was a vital element in the [[synthesis]] of Biblical and Classical traditions into what would become recognizable as Medieval culture. People of the [[Middle Ages]] consciously drew from the cultural legacies of the ancient world in shaping their institutions and ideas, and so [[allegory]] in [[Medieval literature]] and [[Medieval art]] was a prime mover for the synthesis and transformational continuity between the ancient world and the "new" Christian world. People of the Middle Ages did not see the same break between themselves and their classical forbears that modern observers see; rather, they saw continuity with themselves and the ancient world, using allegory as a synthesizing agent, bringing together a whole image.
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Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and Classical traditions into what would become recognizable as Medieval culture. People of the Middle Ages consciously drew from the cultural legacies of the ancient world in shaping their institutions and ideas, and so allegory in Medieval literature and Medieval art was a prime mover for the synthesis and transformational continuity between the ancient world and the "new" Christian world. People of the Middle Ages did not see the same break between themselves and their classical forbears that modern observers see; rather, they saw continuity with themselves and the ancient world, using allegory as a synthesizing agent, bringing together a whole image.