Refers to the style that developed in the French and Burgundian courts in the mid-14th century and spread widely over western Europe by about 1425. The style is primarily manifested in non-monumental art, including panel paintings, miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, enamels, embroideries, and stained glass. The style is characterized by fluid elegance, curvilinear refinement, a supple, elongated human form, playfulness, and a new interest in secular themes. Some scholars object to use of the term, feeling it is too all-encompassing and therefore meaningless or even derogatory.
