Carolingian Minuscule In the Carolingian period books played a large role in the spread of Christianity and in the promotion of learning. The development of the clearer script known as Carolingian minuscule shown here made books more legible and copying more efficient because more words could fit on the page.
(The initial “C” with the Ascension of Christ, book illumination on parchment from the Drogo Sacramentary, Lorraine [Metz], 850–855 A.D./akg-