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A Psalter from the Diocese of York (© British Library)
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© British Library

A Psalter from the Diocese of York

Artist: Medieval

Location: British Library

Date: 1290 - 1300

Materials: gold & colour on vellum

Dimensions: 17 x 11 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £80,000)

Vendor: Clark Stillman

Review number: 3478 (1990)

Provenance:
Downes family, 16th century; John Dougharty, c.1760; E & P Dorell, 1838; Unidentified religious house; Sold Christie's, New York, 1972.

Description:
The volume is the first portion of a manuscript which once included the Dyson Perrins York Hours. The calendar is for the Diocese of York, including various saints and days held in reverence in the diocese. The original owners on the Beatus page.

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