 The new style of art may have inspired Italian artists such as Cimabue and Giotto before the Italian Renaissance.The period also saw a proliferation of literature, such as "De Ceremoniis" ("The Book of Ceremonies"), which focused on governance, diplomatic interactions with neighboring nations, and other customs of the time.Education had also become a priority once again and the University of Constantinople boasted scholars such as Michael Psellus, who wrote the "Chronographia", a history of fourteen Byzantine rulers.