An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages

Gervase of Canterbury (Gervas us Dorobornensis)
flourished 1141-1210

Gervase was a monk of Christ’s Church, Canterbury, possibly of Kentish origins, ordained by Thomas Becket in 1163. He played an important role in the debates between the monks and Archbishop Baldwin of Canterbury, which he presented before the pope in Rome and King Richard I. In 1193, he was given the role of sacristan, or the officer who takes care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. Little is known about the rest of Gervase’s life except for his writings: The Chronicle (events from 1100 to 1199), _Gesta Regum (a shortened version of The Chronicle with events after 1199), Actus Pontificum Cantuariensis Ecclesiae (a history of the archbishops of Canterbury), and Mappa Mundi (a map with lists of the bishoprics of England, Wales and Scotland). TLM

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OMSB Records by Gervase of Canterbury:

• Amt, Emilie, ed., Medieval England 1000-1500: A Reader (Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, VI. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2000).
• Stubbs, William, ed., The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury. (London: Longman & Co. (Rolls Series, No. 73), 2 vols., 1879-80.).