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The Rutland Psalter (© British Library)
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© British Library

The Rutland Psalter (© British Library)

The Rutland Psalter

Artist: Various

Location: British Library

Date: 1250 - 1260

Materials: Illuminated manuscript

Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £50,000 (Total: £870,000)

Vendor: Trustees of the 9th Duke of Rutland's Will Trust

Review number: 3026 (1984)

Provenance:
John Clifton, Prior of Reading Abbey; presented to Reading Abbey, late 15th century; 1987, Ethelbert Burdet, Canon of Lincoln Cathedral; Dukes of Rutland.

Description:
190 pages nearly all decorated, six with full page miniatures, one with an elaborate initial 'B'. Circa 1250-1260 with late 14th-15th century additions.

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