Carolingian art comes from the Frankish Empire in the period of roughly 120 years from about 780 to 900 - during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs - popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance. The art was produced by and for the court circle and a group of important monasteries under Imperial patronage. In the Late Carolingian period the most important centres of manuscript production were the court schools of Charles the Bald (823-877) in Reims and Saint-Denis.
| Summary of illuminated manuscripts (miniatures) |
| Late Antique and Pre-Romanesque periods |
| 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 501-550 | 551-600 | 601-650 | 651-700 |
| 701-750 | 751-800 | 801-850 | 851-900 | 901-950 | 951-1000 |
| Romanesque period |
| 1001-1050 | 1051-1100 | 1101-1150 |
| Early and High Gothic periods |
| 1151-1200 | 1201-1250 | 1251-1300 |
| Late Gothic and Renaissance periods |
| 1301-1350 | 1351-1400 | 1401-1450 | 1451-1500 | 1501-1550 |
| Book covers |
| Illuminations by known masters |
| List of illuminators |