What is "gesta"

Gesta is the Latin for "deeds" or "acts", and Latin titles, especially of medieval chronicles, frequently begin with the word, which thus is also a generic term for medieval biographies.

Gesta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Gesta is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the area of medieval art. It was established in 1963 and is published by the University of Chicago Press. The editors-in-chief are Linda Safran ( Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) and Adam S. Cohen ( University of Toronto).