Before revision: The popularity of different authors also waxed and waned throughout the period: Lucretius, popular during the Carolingian period , was barely read in the twelfth century, while for Quintilian the reverse is true.
After revision: The popularity of different authors also waxed and waned throughout the Renaissance: Lucretius, popular during the Carolingian period , was barely read in the twelfth century, while for Quintilian the reverse is true.