Tickhill Psalter (NYPL Spencer collection Ms. 26)

The tree of Jesse, image ID ps_spn_cd15_218.

Colloquial name(s): Tickhill Psalter

Official name(s): New York Public Library, Spencer collection Ms. 26

Date: c. 1310 (source)

Origin: Augustinian Priory of Worksop (Radnor), Nottinghamshire, England (source)

Online facsimile available via: New York Public Library Digital Collections (a few illustrations)

This manuscript was written at the Augustinian Priory of Worksop (Radnor) in Nottinghamshire, England by John Tickhill, prior of the monastery from 1303-14 (source). It contains a Preface by Peter Lombard, the Twelve Canticles, the Litany of the Saints and Nine Collects (source). An additional folio has been added to the first quire, probably in the 15th C (source).

The psalter contains rich biblical scenes at the foot of each column, historiated initials, grotesques, animals and human faces. Only a few of the illustrations are currently available online.