TheGesta Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani
Litigation and history at St. Albans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4557131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Hagger (Deutsches Historisches Institut London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 213 |
| Pages | 373-398 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2007.00410.x |
| OpenAlex | W2015158681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article reconsiders the domestic history of St. Albans abbey, known as the Gesta Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani, and concludes that the monks resorted to the fabrication of history in compiling a chronicle that rebutted the hostile claims of the monks of Ely and the bishop of Lincoln. The Gesta is used in conjunction with other documents produced at St. Albans, Domesday Book and the narratives produced at monasteries including Battle and Le Bec. The argument also reveals that the relevant parts of the Gesta were almost certainly written by Adam the cellarer or his clerk, Bartholomew, in the eleven-seventies or eleven-eighties, with the material incorporated into the Gesta by Matthew Paris decades later
Ancient history · Art · Battle · Literature · Narrative · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Medicine · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2017 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |