1) Carolingian Renaissance. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English
Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A revival of classical art and architecture in parts of northern and western Europe begun under Charlemagne and lasting into the 10th century....
2) Charlemagne. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Europe after the fall of Rome. His court at Aix-la-Chapelle became the center of the Carolingian Renaissance....
3) Carolingian. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Short in 751 and that lasted until 987 in France and 911 in Germany. 2. Of or relating to the Carolingian Renaissance. A member of the Carolingian dynasty. French...
4) Alcuin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...to court at Aachen to set up a school. For 15 years Alcuin was the moving spirit of the Carolingian renaissance. He combated illiteracy with a system of elementary...
5) Metz. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...vast area as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. Metz was a major cultural center of the Carolingian Renaissance (8th cent.) and was later (10th cent.) a prosperous...
6) Charlemagne. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of classical literature was aided by his initiatives. Prominent figures of the Carolingian renaissance included Paul the Deacon and Einhard. 6 Character and InfluenceIn...
7) calligraphy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...from the 9th to the 14th cent. 3The humanistic handwriting style of the Renaissance, a deliberate imitation of Carolingian minuscule, was both aesthetically pleasing...
8) Carolingians. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...9th cent., Charlemagne and his successors were generous patrons of the arts. He encouraged the Carolingian Renaissance, a return to Roman classicism and Byzantine...
9) Hannoversch-Munden. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...the site of a Carolingian palace. Noteworthy structures of the picturesque town include the palace (renovated in the 16th cent. and now a museum), a stone bridge...
10) Italian literature. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...adds Breton subject matter to the Carolingian and introduces motifs from classical mythology and contemporary society. The great masterpiece of Italian Renaissance...
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