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Early Northern Renaissance Art

Author: Ian McConnell
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Terms to Know
Book of Hours

A popular devotional book used by Christians during the Middle Ages.

Burgher

A middle class citizen of a borough or town.

Capitalism

An economic system in which means of production (capital) is privately owned.

Manuscript Illumination

A decorated and illustrated manuscript embellished with gold or silver.

Northern Renaissance

An age of artistic and cultural discovery and Christian humanism that took place in Germany, the Netherlands, and France.