About Bernard Itier
Lived 1163 – 1225 (aged 61–62). Bernard Itier was a French historian, librarian and monk.
Bernard's chronicle surrounds text from Boethius' translation of Aristotle's Topics on this folio from BnF Latin 1338. Bernard Itier (1163–1225) was a French Benedictine monk, librarian, copyist and chronicler at the abbey of Saint Martial in Limoges.
Bernard was the sub-librarian (subarmarius) of the abbey from 1195 and then chief librarian (armarius) from 1204 until his death. He added numerous historical notes in Latin to the margins of over thirty manuscripts.
Editions The Chronicle and Historical Notes of Bernard Itier. Edited and translated by Andrew W. Lewis. Oxford Medieval Texts. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2012.
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Who was Bernard Itier?
medieval French chronicler
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Bernard Itier was born in 1163.
When did Bernard Itier die?
Bernard Itier died in 1225.
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Bernard Itier was a historian, librarian and monk.
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Bernard Itier was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bernard Itier. https://biography.guide/bernard-itier/
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