Dictionary:

Carolingian

  (kăr'ə-lĭn'jən, -jē-ən) also Carlovingian (kär'lə-vĭn'jən, -jē-ən)

1. Of or relating to the Frankish dynasty that was founded by Pepin the Short in 751 and that lasted until 987 in France and 911 in Germany.
2. Of or relating to the Carolingian Renaissance.

A member of the Carolingian dynasty.

[French Carolingien, alteration of Carlovingien, blend of Medieval Latin Carolus, Charles, and French Mérovingien, Merovingian.]

Term describing the style of architecture associated with the reign of Emperor Charlemagne (800–14). Carolingian architecture is generally accepted as dating from late C8 to early C10, and examples were erected in The Netherlands, France, and Germany, especially in the area bounding the Rhine. Stylistically, Carolingian architecture looked back to Early Christian basilicas of the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (324–37), and included the first building of the Abbey Churches of St-Denis (c.754–75) and Fulda (790/2–819), the latter based on the Constantinian basilica of San Pietro in Rome (begun c.333). At Aachen, the Palatine Chapel (792–805) is based on San Vitale, Ravenna, and was probably designed by Odo of Metz. At Lorsch in the Rhineland (late C8) is a gate-house and guest-hall with engaged Composite columns and arches (a motif derived from Roman Antiquity) above which is a range of fluted pilasters supporting a series of triangles instead of arches (a theme taken from Roman sarcophagi). In 790–9 was built the Abbey Church of St-Riquier (Centula), with a nave, lean-to aisles, two sets of transepts (the west of which had a low entrance-narthex with a chapel above called a west-work), four round towers, an apsidal east end, and towers over each of the crossings. Although St-Riquier does not survive, similar plans were developed in the Romanesque period in the Rhineland (Worms, for example), while an impressive west-work can be found at Corvey-on-the-Weser (873–85).

Bibliography

• Conant (1979)
• D. Watkin (1986)

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Dynasty founded in 751 when Pépin le Bref, Maire du Palais of Austrasia, obtained papal approval for his coronation at the expense of the last Merovingian ruler. Members of Pépin's family ruled in East Francia until 911, and (with interruptions) in West Francia until 987. After the brilliance of Pépin's and Charlemagne's reigns, their successors had to face division of their empire, declining resources, internal strife between brothers, and invasions from Vikings, Saracens, and Magyars. But despite their weakening political grip, the Carolingians patronized learning, reformed the Church, and continued to evoke loyalty from their people.

[Jean Dunbabin]

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - om Karl den Store, karolingisk
n. - karolinger

idioms:

• carolingian style    karolingisk stil

Nederlands (Dutch)
Karolingisch

Français (French)
adj. - carolingien
n. - carolingien

idioms:

• carolingian style    style carolingien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Karolinger
adj. - karolingisch

idioms:

• carolingian style    karolingischer Stil

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιστ.) καρολιγγειανός, καρολίδης
adj. - (ιστ.) καρολίγγειος, (της εποχής) του Καρλομάγνου

idioms:

• carolingian style    καρολιγγειανή τεχνοτροπία

Italiano (Italian)
carolingio

idioms:

• carolingian style    stile carolingio

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - carolíngio (m)

idioms:

• carolingian style    estilo (m) carolíngio

Русский (Russian)
член династии Каролингов

idioms:

• carolingian style    в стиле эпохи Каролингов

Español (Spanish)
adj. - carolingio, carlovingio
n. - carolingio, carlovingio

idioms:

• carolingian style    estilo carolingio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - karoling
adj. - karolinsk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
卡洛林王朝的, 卡洛林王朝的人

idioms:

• carolingian style    加洛林王朝款式

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 卡洛林王朝的
n. - 卡洛林王朝的人

idioms:

• carolingian style    加洛林王朝款式

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 카롤링거 왕조의
n. - 카롤링거 왕조, 카롤링거 왕조의 사람, 카롤링거 왕조의 왕

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - カロリング王朝の
n. - カロリング王家の人

idioms:

• carolingian style    カロリング朝様式

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أحد أفراد عائله شارلمان في فرنسا (صفه) ما يخص فترة حكم شارلمان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שייך לשושלת הצרפתית שנוסדה ע"י קרל הגדול, של קרל‬
n. - ‮בן שושלת קרל הגדול, סגנון כתב שפותח בצרפת במאה השביעית‬

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