Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. Medieval styles and periods
7. Medieval (European)
8. Early Medieval

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the culture, period, and style surrounding the reign of Charlemagne (768-814) and his successors through about 900 CE. The style is characterized by a renewal of the culture of the Roman Empire as it existed under Constantine and Theodosius.