In addition, Shona is a variant form of the English Jane in the Irish and Scottish languages. Shona is also a variant form of the English Joan in the Irish language.
The Northern Renaissance was the Renaissance that occurred in Europe north of the Alps. Before 1497, Italian Renaissance humanism had little influence outside Italy. From the late 15th century, its ideas spread around Europe.
Northern Renaissance refers to artistic developments in Northern Europe (Flanders, Netherlands, Germany, England) during the 1400âs and 1500âs. The Renaissance was developing in the Northern Europe contemporaneously with the Italian Renaissance.