"Charlemagne personally promoted learning by establishing
a palace school and encouraging scholars from
all over Europe to come to the Carolingian court. These
included men of letters from Italy, Spain, Germany, and
Ireland. Best known was Alcuin, called by Einhard the
‘‘greatest scholar of that day.’’ He was from the famous
school at York that was a product of the great revival of
learning in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.
From 782 to 796, while serving at Charlemagne’s court as
an adviser on ecclesiastical affairs, Alcuin also provided
the leadership for the palace school. He concentrated on
teaching classical Latin and adopted Cassiodorus’ sevenfold
division of knowledge known as the liberal arts (see
Chapter 7), which became the basis for all later medieval
education. All in all, the Carolingian Renaissance played a
crucial role in keeping the classical heritage alive as well
as maintaining the intellectual life of the Catholic
Church."
Jackson J. Spielvogel, Western Civilization
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