Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms by Arthur Westwell HARDBACK 9781526149558

Manchester University Press

Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms\nby Arthur Westwell\nHardback\nUnknown\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Arthur Westwell\nTitle: Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: Unknown\nTopic: Social and cultural history\nPublisher: Manchester University Press\nPublication year: 2023\nISBN-13: 9781526149558\nISBN-10: 1526149559\nRRP: \u00A390.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of \u2018reform\u2019 or \u2018renaissance\u2019, where cultural and intellectual changes were imposed from above in a programme of correctio. This view leans heavily on prescriptive texts issued by kings and their entourages, foregrounding roya.