Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne.

Abstract

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 classical literature Bernhard Bischoff, bibliography, 1981-1993 Index of manuscripts Index of authorities cited General index.