Carolingian style

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• Carolingian art — Art produced in Europe during the reign of Charlemagne and his successors until с 900. The outstanding characteristic of the period was a revival of interest in Roman antiquity. Works of Byzantine art and architecture served as models.… …   Universalium

• Carolingian — adj. & n. (also Carlovingian) adj. 1 of or relating to the second Frankish dynasty, founded by Charlemagne (d. 814). 2 of a style of script developed in France at the time of Charlemagne. n. 1 a member of the Carolingian dynasty. 2 the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Carolingian art — is the roughly 120 year period from about AD 780 to 900 mdash; during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs mdash; popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance. For the first time, Northern European kings patronized classical… …   Wikipedia

• Carolingian architecture — is the style of north European architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries when the Carolingian family dominated west European politics. It was a conscious attempt to emulate Roman… …   Wikipedia

• Carolingian minuscule — or Caroline minuscule noun A style of handwriting developed in France at the time of Charlemagne • • • Main Entry: ↑Carolingian …   Useful english dictionary

• Carolingian Renaissance — The Carolingian Renaissance was a period of intellectual and cultural revival occurring in the late eighth and ninth centuries, with the peak of the activities occurring during the reigns of the Carolingian rulers Charlemagne and Louis the Pious …   Wikipedia

• Carolingian Renaissance —    An intellectual and cultural revival of the eighth and ninth centuries, the Carolingian Renaissance was a movement initiated by the Carolingian kings, especially Charlemagne, who sought not only to improve learning in the kingdom but to… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

• Carolingian minuscule — [ right|frame|Example from 10th century manuscript, Vulgate Luke 1:5 8.] Carolingian or Caroline minuscule is a script developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Roman alphabet could be easily recognized by the small literate class… …   Wikipedia

• Carolingian Gospel Book (British Library, MS Add. 11848) — British Library, Additional Manuscript 11848 is an illuminated Carolingian Latin Gospel Book produced at Tours. It contains the Vulgate translation of the four Gospels written on vellum in Carolingian minuscule with Square and Rustic Capitals and …   Wikipedia

• Style médiéval — Art médiéval Les mosaïques des églises monumentales ont été le couronnement de l art byzantin. Une des mosaïques les plus célèbres subsistant est dans l Église de la Sainte Sagesse dans l ancienne Constantinople l image du Christ sur les murs de… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Style of the French sovereign — The precise style of French Sovereigns varied over the years. Currently, there is no French sovereign; three distinct traditions (the Legitimist, the Orleanist, and the Bonapartist) exist, each claiming different forms of title. The three styles… …   Wikipedia