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<jats:p>The legal treatise called<jats:italic>Glanvill</jats:italic>is proof that by the end of Henry II's reign men capable of shaping the custom of the English<jats:italic>curia regis</jats:italic>into a systematic law book were present at Westminster.<jats:italic>Glanvill</jats:italic>is “the first textbook of the English common law.” This treatise was written near the end of Henry II's reign and since the thirteenth century, it has borne the name of his justiciar, Ranulf de Glanvill, although not many scholars today accept his authorship. Why, then, should we raise once more the question: Who was the author of<jats:italic>Glanvill?</jats:italic>It remains a valid question because it affords an opportunity for reflection on questions concerning schools, learning, and twelfth-century English society. It forces us to consider the connections among the emerging English common law, the schools, the Scholastic method, and the study of Roman and canon law. It requires us to consider the contributions of Roman and eccesiastical law to Henry II's legal reforms.</jats:p>