The York GospelsYork Gospels The York Gospels were created before 1020, probably in the Canterbury scriptorium, and brought to York Minster as a gift by Archbishop Wulfstan. were created before 1020, probably in the CanterburyCanterbury City in the south east of England; the seat of England's senior archbishop, who is also bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. It was here that St Augustine of Canterbury (d.609), who had been sent by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the English in 597, established his ecclesiastical headquarters. In the Anglo-Saxon period Canterbury's monasteries were places of learning and artistry. After the Norman Conquest the cathedral was magnificently rebuilt by Archbishop Lanfranc and embellished by Archbishop Anselm. The martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 added to the cathedral's prominence as a place of pilgrimage and the east end of the church was dramatically remodelled in the Gothic style. scriptoriumScriptorium (Latin 'place of writing') A place where books are written, in particular a place where monks copied official documents, histories, service books, biblical and devotional texts. From the Anglo-Saxon period onwards, most religious communities copied manuscripts for their own use. There is no single location for a scriptorium within the complex of buildings that comprises a monastery or convent, but the supply of natural light and sometimes heat were important in deciding where it would be situated, and brought to York MinsterYork Minster Popular name for the cathedral and metropolitan church of St Peter in York. Seat of the Archbishop of York, the cathedral was established in 627 by St Paulinus as a baptistery for King Edwin. The present building contains elements of the Norman cathedral of Archbishop Thomas of Bayeux, but dates largely from the 13th-15th centuries. as a gift by ArchbishopArchbishop Bishop who also presides over a group of dioceses or provinces. WulfstanWulfstan (d. 1023). Bishop of London (996-1002) and Archbishop of York from 1002. Preacher and law-maker..