Biographia Britannica Literaria: Anglo-Norman period

abbey abbot Anglo-Norman Anselm appears archbishop attributed autem beginning bishop British Canterbury century chronicle church cloth collection contains continued copy court death died Durham early edition ejus England English entitled France Geoffrey Giraldus given gives Henry Hist interesting Italy John king known Lanfranc language Latin learning Leland letters lines lived London manuscript mentioned monk native original Oxford Paris period person Peter poem poet pope popular preserved printed prior probably published quæ quam quod reign relating Richard Robert Roger romance Rome says speaks style sunt supposed tamen Tanner tells Thomas tract translation treatise twelfth vero Vita volume Walter writer written wrote