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The Evesham Psalter (© British Library)
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© British Library

The Evesham Psalter

Artist: Medieval

Location: British Library

Date: 1250

Materials: vellum

Dimensions: 32 x 21 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,520 (Total: £2,520)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 999 (1936)

Provenance:
The Earl of Dalhousie

Description:
The Evesham Psalter made for the Abbey of Evesham in Worcestershire. The calendar under 13 November has 'Dedicatio ecclesie euesamensis'. The abbot is shown kneeling at the foot of the Crucifixion and in a historiated initial.

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