1140s

Centuries: Year in Review 12th Century

11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Decades: 1090s - 1100s - 1110s - 1120s - 1130s - 1140s - 1150s - 1160s - 1170s - 1180s - 1190s

1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149

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Events:

• Abbot Suger rebuilds the monastery of St Denis outside Paris, seen as the initiation of the Gothic style.
• Gratian's Decretals reinvigorate study of canon law and civil law