Contents

pp v-v

List of Illustrations

pp vi-vi

Acknowledgments

pp vii-vii

List of Abbreviations

pp viii-x

A Note on Citation

pp xi-xii

PART I - UNDERSTANDING MEDIEVAL FORGERIES

pp 1-2

Introduction

pp 3-15

1 - Rethinking Medieval Forgeries

pp 16-48

PART II - TWICE TOLD TALES

pp 49-52

2 - Forgeries and Histories at Saint Peter’s, Ghent

pp 53-101

3 - Forgeries and Histories at Saint-Denis

pp 102-149

4 - Forgeries and Histories at Christ Church, Canterbury

pp 150-187

Coda: Learning from Twice Told Tales

pp 188-202

PART III - FORGERIES AND HISTORIES IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY

pp 203-204

5 - Perpetration, Detection, and Prevention of Forgeries

pp 205-248

6 - Plausible Narratives and Convincing (Hi)stories

pp 249-286

Conclusion: Rewriting the Past

pp 287-298

Bibliography

pp 299-324

Index

pp 325-331