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This paper examines the Carolingian Renaissance, the formation, conduct, and overall impact considering the Italian Renaissance that began 500 years later. The survival of literary and historical works of antient writers through the diligence of early medieval monastic scriptoriums was one of the bases for the later Renaissance and return to the writing of antiquity. When Charlemagne was proclaimed Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 both the Papacy and Charlemagne wanted different things. What occurred was not a long-standing peace across Europe but instead a period of increased innovation in literacy, education, and literature as well as survival of the Papacy through the gift of the Papal States. To what extent did these reforms, and institutions created influence the future renaissance in Europe? The primary research method will be quantitative analysis of primary source documents from the Early Medieval Period, mostly of historical chronicles, Papal bulls, and imperial records as well as secondary documents produced since the 19th century. The Carolingian Renaissance is not only a period of increased and new learning but also directly contributed to the Italian Renaissance through the preservation of knowledge from antiquity. Future research and directions include how monastic communities choose to copy one type of manuscript over another. How an increased use of Latin and the enforcement of Latin in training and communication impacted vernacular languages of Northern Europe and what affect did the Renaissance have on the expansion of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Apr 17th, 10:00 AM

The Carolingian Renaissance: Church and Culture

Oral (LUO Remote) - Textual or Investigative

This paper examines the Carolingian Renaissance, the formation, conduct, and overall impact considering the Italian Renaissance that began 500 years later. The survival of literary and historical works of antient writers through the diligence of early medieval monastic scriptoriums was one of the bases for the later Renaissance and return to the writing of antiquity. When Charlemagne was proclaimed Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 both the Papacy and Charlemagne wanted different things. What occurred was not a long-standing peace across Europe but instead a period of increased innovation in literacy, education, and literature as well as survival of the Papacy through the gift of the Papal States. To what extent did these reforms, and institutions created influence the future renaissance in Europe? The primary research method will be quantitative analysis of primary source documents from the Early Medieval Period, mostly of historical chronicles, Papal bulls, and imperial records as well as secondary documents produced since the 19th century. The Carolingian Renaissance is not only a period of increased and new learning but also directly contributed to the Italian Renaissance through the preservation of knowledge from antiquity. Future research and directions include how monastic communities choose to copy one type of manuscript over another. How an increased use of Latin and the enforcement of Latin in training and communication impacted vernacular languages of Northern Europe and what affect did the Renaissance have on the expansion of the Holy Roman Empire.

 

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