Yesterday I blogged about the sale of the incredible Macclesfield library. Now a Norfolk news site has an article about the psalter found in that library.
A beautiful medieval book of psalms originally from Norfolk is expected to fetch more than £1m at auction.
The tiny psalter, whose 252 brightly coloured pages depict animals, birds and scenes from daily life, was first owned by someone connected with St Andrew's Church in Gorleston.
The unknown person who created it in about 1325 has been described as "one of the very great medieval East Anglian artists". [continue]
The article includes a photo of the psalter.
Posted on February 21, 2004 02:52 AM. Filed under: books & lit.