Customary of the Shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral

John Jenkins is Assistant Director of the Centre for Pilgrimage Studies, University of York.

This is a comprehensive discussion of insights into, and issues raised by, the customary, furnished with extensive references to comparable sources and recent scholarly discussion. [...] The edition is furnished with a good selection of footnotes which clarify, correct, and expand the text, as well as reference scholarly material. This is a fascinating document which now has the modern edition which it deserves. [...] The text throws an interesting sidelight on pilgrimage […] from the inside of a community in terms of day-today practicalities. [...] In Jenkins’ edition and translation we are literally there—one can almost hear the distant sound of plainchant and the clink of a key in a nearby lock.

• AcknowledgementsFloor Plan of Canterbury CathedralIntroductionThe Customary of the Shrine of St. Thomas Becket: Latin Text and English TranslationFurther Reading