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Northern verse psalter — Wenlock, Shropshire. Cluniac priory of St Milburga.


Provenance: Wenlock, Shropshire. Cluniac priory of St Milburga.
Location: Bodleian Library , Oxford
Shelfmark: Bodley 921
Author/Title: Northern verse psalter
Type of evidence: e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution
Notes on evidence:

Bears an erased ex-libris inscription with a monastic anathema. Over '[...] de [Wen?]lok' is written 'hugoni de Wolast[on?]'. There are three places called Wollaston not far from Wenlock of which that near Shrewsbury is closest and perhaps the one mentioned here.

Date: s. xiv