NOV. 13:  THE CAROLINGIANS

 

The Mediterranean world in AD 800

 

Charlemagne, fanciful late medieval depiction:

CharlemagneLate.jpg (20495 bytes)

Carolingian Warfare (from the Utrecht Psalter):

UtrechtBattle.jpg (224033 bytes)

 

Lead figurines of Frankish warriors, 9th century:

LeadWarriors'.jpg (21147 bytes)

Charlemagne, 10th-century portrait:

CharlemagneEques'.jpg (28064 bytes)

 

Charlemagne's Sword (supposedly):

CharlemagneSword.jpg (16863 bytes)

 

Trying to run a government:  uniform coinage, attempting to imitate classical Roman models

coin01.jpg (21924 bytes)

 

Aachen, with later Gothic exterior:

AachenExt.jpg (24770 bytes) 

Charlemagne's chapel:

aachen01.jpg (15669 bytes)

View up:

aachen03.jpg (24564 bytes)

 

Carolingian Religion:  the power of relics

reliquary01.jpg (27898 bytes)

reliquary02.jpg (28645 bytes)

 

Carolingian scripts:

Rustic Capitals in the classical style

Utrecht01.jpg (475507 bytes)

Uncial:

uncial.jpg (236325 bytes)

Caroline Minuscule:

minuscule01.jpg (89547 bytes)

 

Charles the Bald (843-877):

CharlesBald.jpg (201518 bytes)