Alcuin popularized a style, or form, of writing known as Carolingian miniscule, which was a significant improvement over the messy and rather indecipherable late Merovingian scripts. After leaving Charlemagne's court, Alcuin founded a scriptorium at the St. Martin monastery at Tours, where he was abbot. They meticulously edited Bible texts and other liturgical works (however, the Carolingian miniscule was developed at a different abbey).