[Studies in the Early Middle Ages] Court Culture in the Early Middle Ages Volume 3 (The Proceedings of the First Alcuin Conference) ||

The role of the court in early medieval polities has long been recognised as an essential force in the running of the kingdom. The court was not only an organ of central government but a sociological community with its own ideology and culture, and a place where royal power was both displayed and negotiated. The studies within this volume reflect the diversity of modern court studies, considering the court as a social body and considering its educative and ideological activities. The contributors to this volume bring together historical, archaeological, art historical and literary approaches to the topic as they consider aspects of court life in England, Francia, Rome, and Byzantium from the eighth to the tenth centuries. The volume therefore looks at court life in the round, emphasizes and invites connections between early medieval courts, and opens new perspectives for the understanding of early medieval courts. Front matter (“Contents”, “Illustrations”, “Preface”, “Abbreviations”), p. i Free Access Introduction, p. 1 Catherine Cubitt https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3816 Unsettled at Aachen: Alcuin between Frankfurt and Tours, p. 17 Donald A. Bullough https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3817 Was Charlemagne’s Court a Courtly Society?, p. 39 Janet L. Nelson https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3818 ‘A Place of Discipline’: Carolingian Courts and Aristocratic Youth, p. 59 Matthew Innes https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3819 Mathematics at Charlemagne’s Court and Its Transmission, p. 77 Paul L. Butzer, Karl W. Butzer https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3820 The Illustrated Manuscript of the Visio Baronti [Revelatio Baronti] in St Petersburg (Russian National Library, cod. Oct.v.I.5), p. 91 Lawrence Nees https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3821 Carolingian Royal Palaces: The State of Research from an Architectural Historian’s Viewpoint, p. 129 Uwe Lobbedey https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3822 Anglo-Saxon Courts, p. 155 James Campbell https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3823 Wrestling with Hercules: King Alfred and the Classical Past, p. 171 Susan Irvine https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3824 Persuasion and Invention at the Court of King Alfred the Great, p. 189 David Pratt https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3825 Papal Court Culture during the Pontificate of Zacharias (ad 741–52), p. 223 John Osborne https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3826 Beyond the De Ceremoniis, p. 235 Rosemary Morris https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3827 The Byzantine Court and Byzantine Art, p. 255 Lyn Rodley https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.3.3828 Back matter (“Index”), p. 275 Free Access Unsettled At Aachen: Alcuin Betwen Frankfort And Tours / Donald A. Bullough -- Was Charlemagne's Court A Courtly Society? / Janet L. Nelson -- 'a Place Of Discipline': Carolingian Courts And Aristocratic Youth / Matthew Innes -- Mathematics At Charlemagne's Court And Its Transmission / Paul L. Butzer And Karl W. Butzer -- The Illustrated Manuscript Of The Visio Baronti [revelatio Baronti] In St. Petersburg (russian National Library, Cod.oct.v.i.5 / Lawrence Nees -- Carolingian Royal Palaces: The State Of Research From An Architectural Historian's Point Of View / Uwe Lobbedey -- Anglo-saxon Courts / James Campbell -- Wrestling With Hercules: King Alfred And The Classical Past / Susan Irvine -- Persuasion And Invention At The Court Of King Alfred The Great / David Pratt -- Papal Court Culture During The Pontificate Of Zacharias (ad 741-52) / John Osborne -- Beyond The De Ceremoniis / Rosemary Morris -- The Byzantine Court And Byzantine Art / Lyn Rodley. Edited By Catherine Cubitt. Conference Held July 1998 At The Centre For Medieval Studies, University Of York, England. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume sets the study of early medieval political culture upon a new footing by its wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of the place of the court in the kingdom and its role as a centre of intellectual and religious debate