Postcards from the Edges: A Prelude to the Carolingian Renaissance
Yitzhak Hen
The four courts discussed in the previous chapters make it more than obvious that promotion and endowment of learning culture by powerful rich did not disappear with transformation Roman world, throughout fifth, sixth seventh centuries patronage was still perceived as a royal prerogative, if obligation. This state affairs continued well into eighth century. Charlemagne is, perhaps, most famous eighth-century ruler to show true concern for education, but he certainly only one sponsor scholars, artists writers. Many contemporary, near-contemporary, rulers same, actions some them may have inspired Frankish king’s intellectual curiosity. Let us, then, look briefly at prominent rulers, who had contacts his court.
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks