Carolingian Renaissance

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The Carolingian Renaissance was a revival of learning, arts, and culture in Western Europe under Charlemagne and his successors, marked by educational reforms, manuscript production, and the preservation of classical texts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic movement
cultural revival
historical period
intellectual movement
aimedAt improvement of clerical education
reform of the Church
revival of classical learning
unification of religious practice
country Carolingian Empire
surface form: Frankish Empire
endTime 9th century
field architecture
art
education
literature
music
philosophy
theology
follows Early Middle Ages
surface form: Merovingian period
hasCause imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800
political consolidation under Charlemagne
hasPart architectural innovation
cathedral schools
copying of biblical texts
copying of classical Latin literature
copying of patristic texts
court scholarship
educational reforms
liturgical reforms
manuscript production
monastic reform
preservation of classical texts
script reform
standardization of Latin
influenced Ottonian Renaissance
Romanesque art and architecture
High Middle Ages
surface form: Twelfth-century Renaissance

development of Carolingian minuscule
medieval Latin literature
medieval scholasticism
standardization of Western liturgy
influencedBy Anglo-Saxon scholarship
Christianity
Irish monastic learning
Late Antique scholarship
Roman Empire cultural traditions
language Latin
mainRegion Western Europe
notableInstitution Palace School at Aachen
cathedral schools
monastic schools
partOf Carolingian Empire
significantPerson Alcuin of York
Charlemagne
Einhard
Emperor Louis the Pious
surface form: Louis the Pious

Paul the Deacon
Theodulf of Orléans
startTime late 8th century
usedScript Carolingian minuscule

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Flaccus Albinus movement Carolingian Renaissance
Flaccus Albinus influenced Carolingian Renaissance
this entity surface form: Carolingian educational reforms
Carolingian architecture partOf Carolingian Renaissance