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Psalterium (Latin and French, parallel version); Kalendar — Whalley, Lancashire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.


Provenance: Whalley, Lancashire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Additional 35283
Author/Title: Psalterium (Latin and French, parallel version); Kalendar
Type of evidence: e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution
  • Evidence:
  • Dedication of the church of Embleton
Notes on evidence:

'Obitus Tristremi Lee anno domini millesimo ccccmo lxxix et ille dedit istud psalterium abbato [sic] et conventui beate Marie de Whalley' (fol. 4r), s. xv.

Date: s. xiii
Ownership:

? 'Cristofer Smyth' (fol. 1r), s. xvi.

Ashburnham (Appendix no. 35); sold at Sotheby's, 1 May 1899, lot 8. 

Notes:

Kalendar has later entry (s. xiii–xiv), 'Dedicacio ecclesie de Emyldon' (fol. 3r).

14 obits of the Lee family. This suggests earlier connection with Finchale, q. v.