{"product_id":"9781526149558","title":"Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms by Ingrid Rembold","description":"The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of `reform' or `renaissance', 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 royal initiative and the cultural products of a small intellectual elite. However, attention to understudied texts and manuscripts of the period reveals a vibrant striving for moral improvement and positive change at all levels of society. This expressed itself in a variety of ways for different individuals and communities, whose personal relationships could be just as influential as top-down prescription. The often anonymous creators and copyists in a huge range of centres emerge as active participants in shaping and re-shaping the ideals of their world. -- .\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303092629877,"sku":"9781526149558","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526149558.jpg?v=1762793696","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781526149558","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}