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Carolingian Renaissance

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 701–800

In the 8th century under Charlemagne and his successors, a cultural movement featuring palace schools, manuscript production, and a revival of classi…

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  1. 780–790Aachen · FranksCharlemagne brought scholars such as Alcuin to court, established schools, promoted instruction in Latin grammar and rhetoric, and initiated systematic scholarly reform.
  2. 790–800Monasteries and court scriptoria of Western Europe · Western EuropeCourts and monasteries mass-copied classical and Christian texts, promoting the clear and legible Carolingian minuscule and preserving a large body of classical texts from oblivion.
  3. 789Aachen · FranksCharlemagne issued the Admonitio generalis at the Aachen court in 789, requiring every diocese to establish schools and promote correct Latin, thereby institutionalizing the scholarly reform.

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