▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Arthur ian ▁Society . ▁With ▁Geoff rey ▁As he ▁he ▁wrote ▁The ▁Arthur ian ▁Hand book , ▁and ▁he ▁edited ▁The ▁Arthur ian ▁Encyclopedia ▁and ▁its ▁successor , ▁The ▁New ▁Arthur ian ▁Encyclopedia , ▁a ▁standard ▁reference ▁book ▁for ▁Arthur ian ▁works . ▁He ▁also ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁first ▁complete ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁V ul gate ▁and ▁Post - V ul gate ▁Cy cles , ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁five - volume ▁Lan cel ot - G ra il : ▁The ▁Old ▁French ▁Arthur ian ▁V ul gate ▁and ▁Post - V ul gate ▁in ▁Trans lation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁France ' s ▁Ord re ▁des ▁Pal mes ▁Ac adém iques , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁Che val ier ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Offic ier ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁full ▁English ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁V ul gate ▁and ▁Post - V ul gate ▁Cy cles ▁were ▁over seen ▁by ▁Nor ris ▁J . ▁L acy . ▁Vol umes ▁ 1 – 4 ▁contain ▁the ▁V ul gate ▁Cy cle ▁proper . ▁L acy , ▁Nor ris ▁J . ▁( Ed .). ▁Lan cel ot – G ra il : ▁The ▁Old ▁French ▁Arthur ian ▁V ul gate ▁and ▁Post - V ul gate ▁in ▁Trans lation , ▁New ▁York : ▁Gar land . ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁of ▁ 5 ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1