Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne [Paperback]

This rich collection provides a full, coherent study of Carolingian culture from a number of different yet interdependent aspects.In this book, Michael Gorman has selected and translated seven of Bernhard Bischoff's classic essays on aspects of eighth- and ninth-century culture. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.In this book, Michael Gorman has selected and translated seven of Bernhard Bischoff's classic essays on aspects of eighth- and ninth-century culture. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.Bernhard Bischoff (1906-1991) was one of the most renowned scholars of medieval palaeography of the twentieth century. In this book seven of his classic essays on aspects of eighth and ninth century culture appear for the first time in English. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, as well as of writing centers and libraries associated with major monastic and cathedral schools. This rich collection provides a full, coherent study of Carolingian culture from a number of different yet interdependent aspects, providing new insights for scholars and students alike.Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; Map: writing centres and writing provinces in the age of Charlemagne; 1. Manuscripts in the early Middle Ages; 2. Manuscripts in the age of Charlemagne; 3. The court library of Charlemagne; 4. The court library under Louis the Pious; 5. Libraries and schools in the Carolingian revival of learning; 6. Palaeography and the transmission of classical texts in the early Middle Ages; 7. Benedictine monasteries and the survival of clal£‘