Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms Paperback / softback
Edited by Arthur Westwell, Ingrid Rembold, Carine (Universitair docent-onderzoeker (lecturer)) van Rhijn
Paperback / softback
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The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of ‘reform’ or ‘renaissance’, where cultural and intellectual changes were imposed from above in a programme of correctio.
This view leans heavily on prescriptive texts issued by kings and their entourages, foregrounding royal initiative and the cultural products of a small intellectual elite.
However, attention to understudied texts and manuscripts of the period reveals a vibrant striving for moral improvement and positive change at all levels of society.
This expressed itself in a variety of ways for different individuals and communities, whose personal relationships could be just as influential as top-down prescription.
The often anonymous creators and copyists in a huge range of centres emerge as active participants in shaping and re-shaping the ideals of their world. -- .
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 2 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2024
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- ISBN:9781526178787
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Pre-Order
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 2 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526178787