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 |