Which of the following is the most famous of the carolingian manuscripts?
a. book of kells
b. the gospels of charlemagne
c. the utrecht psalter
d. none of the above

C) the Utrecht Psalter

Explanation:

First, is important to understand what was the Carolingian period and its importance for the culture in the Middle-Ages. The Franks, one of the barbarian tribes that invaded the Roman Empire, settled in the Galia, and there they formed a kingdom and a Dynasty. One of the most important kings of this period was Charlemagne. As a king, he improved the legal system, encouraged education and promoted the arts. Then, we arrived at the question you made it. The Utrecht Psalter is a manuscript formed by many illustrations made by a pen, which one followed by a psalm, all of them set into a bistre surface. It is one of the masterpieces of the Carolingian period. This manuscript was important to be the influencer of the development of the Anglo-Saxan art in the following centuries.