Wednesday, 28 October 2015

The Gorleston Psalter (BL Add. MS 49622)

Historiated initial, f. 35r.

Colloquial name(s): The Gorleston Psalter
Official name(s): British Library, Add. MS 49622

Date: 1310-1324 (source); c. 1306, c. 1310-1320 or c. 1320 (source)
Origin: made for a person associated with St. Andrew's, Gorleston, Suffolk (source)

Online facsimile available via: The British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts

The Gorleston Psalter is richly illustrated with grotesques, historiated initials and miniatures that cover both biblical and mundane topics. Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the British Library with the fascimile.

A list of the folios containing illustrations will be added here in due course.

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