Encyclopedists+and+Essayists

=__Encyclopedists and Essayists__= What is it: A systematic collecting of materials. __**Style of Writing**__ //Biblitheca// ("Library") First Scientific dictionary in the 10th Century
 * It was seen as a new humanistic spirit
 * Revived forgotten works using
 * Re-discovered lost works
 * Prose
 * Example: Photius, seen as greatest statesman of the Greek Church
 * Dry and systamtic, but remains the most valuable literary summary of the Middle Ages
 * Is the most trustworthy summaries and good characterization