Carolingian Collection

Alcuin of York (730-804). Alcuin presents to Rabanus Maurus
Alcuin of York, or Ealhwine, nicknamed or Flaccus (730-804). English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria. Alcuin presents to Rabanus Maurus to Saint Martin. Miniature

Cross of Lothair II. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Cross of the Emperor Lothair II (835-869). 11th century. Gold and precious gems. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Charles the Bald, Carolingian Emperor, on his throne, 9th century. He wears an extraodinary crown and holds a long rod. Squires on either side hold his great sword, spear and shield

Portrait of King Charles the Bald, 9th century
Portrait of King Charles the Bald, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, 9th century, seated on a grand throne, holding orb and sceptre and wearing a chlamys over his shoulder

Coronation of an ancient Italian king by the archbishop. The king is crowned while wearing a cape over breastplate and holding a sceptre. Six electors of the empire stand to his left

European Queen and minstrel in costume. Date: circa 750

Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Alcuin
Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Lorsch Gospels (Codex Aureus Laurensius). 778 - 820. Gospels written by the court scriptorium of Charlemagne and compiled in 830 in the Lorsch Abbey. Image of Christ in Majesty (Maiestas Domini)

Carolingian Empire (s. VIII). Duel Scene between two knights. Carolingian art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Rabanus Maurus. De Rerum Naturis, 11th c
RABANUS, Maurus (c. 780 - 856). De universo or De rerum naturis. 842 - 847. Codex 132. Heaven and zodiac signs. Edition of the 11th century from the original Carolingian manuscript. Romanesque art

Carolingian Empire. The army of Charles the Great
" Carolingian Empire. The army of Charles the Great fighting to conquer Rome. Miniature from " Ogier le Danois", illustrated by Antoine Verard (Paris, 1498). Gothic art

Charlemagne (742-814). Reliquary bust. Aachen Treasury Cathe
Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). : Reliquary bust

Oliphant. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Oliphant of Charlemagne. C. 1000. Ivory. Hunting knife (8th century) and sheath (10th - 11th centuries). Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Germany. Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Charlemagnes th
Throne of Charlemagne. C.800. Marble. West side of the upper gallery. Palatine Chapel. Aachen Cathedral. Germany

Carolingian Empire. Charlemagne welcomes Pope Leo XIII who fled Rome. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin. National Library of the Turin University

Pepin Le Bref
PEPIN LE BREF (the Short) son of Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palaces of Austrasia and Neustria first ruler of the Carolingian dynasty

Sandals, gloves and other ornamental clothing items
1. & 2. Sandals; these are not genuine sandals, as worn by monks; these are the shoes worn by the ecclesiastical dignitaries from the Carolingian period (13th century) 3. & 4. Gloves 5. & 7

Carolingian Empire. 8th-9th centuries. Duel between four spe
French history. Carolingian Empire. 8th-9th centuries. Reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Duel between four spears. Combat in a perimeter demarcated by four large spears. Engraving, 1849. Colored

Carlolingian art. Germany. Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel designed by Odo of Metz (742-814). It was begun in 790 and consecrated by Pope Leo III in the year 805

Document of the Holy Roman emperor Charles the Bald (823-877
Charles the Bald (823-877). King of West France, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor. Carolingian Empire. Document of Charles the Bald to the people of Barcelona. Original parchment. 875/877

Arrival of Louis IV of France (920-954) at England. Engravin
Louis IV (920-954). King of France. Arrival of Louis IV at England. Engraving. Colored

Codex Adrianus. Volume on parchement. 9th century. Caroline minuscule script. Archive La Seu D Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Act of Consecration of the Carolingian Cathedral La Seu d Urgell. Parchment. 893. Signatures; Bishop of Urgell, Sisebuto, Sunifredo I, Count of Urgell and Count of Barcelona

Parchment of Cathedral of St. Peter of Vic. 11th century. Ca
Parchment of Cathedral of St. Peter of Vic.11th century. Caroligian minuscule. Ermenir Quintilia canon

Emigration of the Germans. Engraving. Colored
Louis the German (806-875). Carolingian Emperor. Emigration of the Germans. Engraving by A. Closs in Germania, 1882. Colored

Louis the Pious (778-840). Engraving. Colored
Louis the Pious (778-840). King of Aquitaine and of the Franks. Engraving by Ecosse. Universal Library, Popular Edition, 1851. Colored

Lebuinus Chalice. 8th-9th centuries. Carolingian
Carolingian art. The misnamed Lebuinus Chalice. Aachen, Germany, 790-810. Bowl made A?a?A?a?in ivory, mounted on a silver frame, made A?a?A?a?in the workshops of Carlolingian Empire

Charlemagne visiting the construction works of Aix la Chapel
Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). Charlemagne visiting the construction works of Aix la Chapelle, in 796

Charlemagne crowned emperor of the West. Entrance to the chu
Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). Charlemagne crowned emperor of the West. Entrance to the church. Retinue of prelades

Charlemagne (742-814). and paladins fighting against priests
Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). Miniature. Charlemagne and paladins fighting against priests. 13th century

Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Detail
Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Carolingian letter. Initial Romanesque-Byzantin, folio 1. Manuscript 228. Library University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Reliquary. 10th century. Spain
Reliquary in alabaster with inscriptions in Carolingians characters. 10th century. From Santa Maria de Lillet (Catalonia). Museum of Manresa. Spain

Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Pala d Oro
Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Frontal of Main Altar, know as Pala d Oro. 1000. Golden panels depicting Christ enthroned inside a mandorla (centre) flanqued by Virgin Mary and St. Michael

Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Interior with main altar, know Pala d Oro (1000) and Shrine of the Virgin Mary (1238). Germany

Initial. Carolingian letter
Miscellaneous Codex. Incunabula. 11th century. Carolingian letter. Initial. Manuscript 228, folio 39 v

Fredelon, Count of Toulouse
Document about Fredelon, Count of Toulouse. 9th century. Parchment, 848. Chapter Archive. Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Charlemagnes paladins
Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). Charlemagnes paladins. Miniature of Chronicles of France, 1494

Treaty of Verdun (843). Agreement between the sons of Louis the Pious, Lothair I, Louis the Germanic and Charles the Bald, to divide the territories of the Carolingian Empire

Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Paris, France - Saint Denis, Tomb of Louis XII. Date: circa 1840

Paris, France - Saint Denis, Monument of Marie de Modene. Date: 17th century

Paris, France - Saint Denis. Date: 17th century

CHARLEMAGNE or CHARLES I (742-814). King of the Franks and the Lombards (768-814) and Holy Roman Emperor (800-814). Charles the Greats throne. Carolingian art. GERMANY. NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

RABANUS, Maurus (c. 780 - 856). De Universo (s. IX). Thermae. Romanesque edition from the Carolingian original manuscipt. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Cassino

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