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Information surrounding Geoffrey of Anjou’s career stems primarily from his {{Transliteration|la|acta}} (the compendium of his [[Charter|charters]], letters or other diplomatic documents concerning Geoffrey’s domains), and narrative prose works like [[Chronicle|chronicles]] and epic poetry.{{Sfn|Dutton|2011|pp=2, 9}} Geoffrey’s [[Text corpus|corpus]] contains 180 documents, 114 of which include his judgments regarding comital and ducal matters; sixteen [[Inquest|inquests]] (inquiry to the cause of death) from the [[Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux|diocese of Bayeux]] issued by Geoffrey and his officers; eleven texts narrating a persistent rivalry between Geoffrey and [[Ulger]], [[Diocese of Angers|bishop of Angers]]; nineteen documents dated after Geoffrey’s death which are confirmations or renewals upon now lost charters of Geoffrey; eight letters of correspondence with either his son [[Henry II of England|Henry]] or the [[Basilica of Saint-Denis|Abbot of Saint-Denis]], and lastly, twelve charters of other figures of authority, such as the King of France, in which Geoffrey acts as a witness or as the petitioner.{{Sfn|Dutton|2011|p=10}} [[Monastery|Monasteries]] bore the main responsibility for manufacturing these documents, although [[Scribe|scribes]] were used from time to time. With the absence of a proper [[Chancery (medieval office)|chancery]] |
Information surrounding Geoffrey of Anjou’s career stems primarily from his {{Transliteration|la|acta}} (the compendium of his [[Charter|charters]], letters or other diplomatic documents concerning Geoffrey’s domains), and narrative prose works like [[Chronicle|chronicles]] and epic poetry.{{Sfn|Dutton|2011|pp=2, 9}} Geoffrey’s [[Text corpus|corpus]] contains 180 documents, 114 of which include his judgments regarding comital and ducal matters; sixteen [[Inquest|inquests]] (inquiry to the cause of death) from the [[Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux|diocese of Bayeux]] issued by Geoffrey and his officers; eleven texts narrating a persistent rivalry between Geoffrey and [[Ulger]], [[Diocese of Angers|bishop of Angers]]; nineteen documents dated after Geoffrey’s death which are confirmations or renewals upon now lost charters of Geoffrey; eight letters of correspondence with either his son [[Henry II of England|Henry]] or the [[Basilica of Saint-Denis|Abbot of Saint-Denis]], and lastly, twelve charters of other figures of authority, such as the King of France, in which Geoffrey acts as a witness or as the petitioner.{{Sfn|Dutton|2011|p=10}} [[Monastery|Monasteries]] bore the main responsibility for manufacturing these documents, although [[Scribe|scribes]] were used from time to time. With the absence of a proper [[Chancery (medieval office)|chancery]], Geoffrey, like those before him, remained heavily dependent on monasteries.{{Sfn|Dutton|2011|p=10}} |
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Information surrounding Geoffrey of Anjou’s career stems primarily from his acta (the compendium of his charters, letters or other diplomatic documents concerning Geoffrey’s domains), and narrative prose works like chronicles and epic poetry. Geoffrey’s corpus contains 180 documents, 114 of which include his judgments regarding comital and ducal matters; sixteen inquests (inquiry to the cause of death) from the diocese of Bayeux issued by Geoffrey and his officers; eleven texts narrating a persistent rivalry between Geoffrey and Ulger, bishop of Angers; nineteen documents dated after Geoffrey’s death which are confirmations or renewals upon now lost charters of Geoffrey; eight letters of correspondence with either his son Henry or the Abbot of Saint-Denis, and lastly, twelve charters of other figures of authority, such as the King of France, in which Geoffrey acts as a witness or as the petitioner. Monasteries bore the main responsibility for manufacturing these documents, although scribes were used from time to time. With the absence of a proper chancery, Geoffrey, like those before him, remained heavily dependent on monasteries.
