Aganone vescovo e la scrittura carolina a Bergamo alla metà del IX secolo: dinamiche ed eredità di un'innovazione culturale
Gianmarco De Angelis
The long-lasting episcopate of Aganone (837-867), a learned Frankish bishop strictly connected to the imperial court and some most important intellectual his time, represented real turning point in Bergamo's history during Early Middle Ages, both political social fields, for whole regarding cultural expressions. paper aims at pointing out connections between process definitive strengthening Carolingian power town innovations verifiable local literacy, which since very first times is characterized by sudden uniform adherence Caroline minuscule canon, so overcoming graphic particularism cursive writing tendencies previous period. hypothesis that Aganone's entourage's installation Bergamo coincided with formation 'school' (or, least, strong affirmation an unitary trend) seems be confirmed appearance, subscriptions, of  notae tachigraphicae other special chancellery signs, from bishop's curia will spread later on also among notaries outstanding laymen, as distinctive mark urban elites.
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