Psalterium et horae cum kalendario — Norwich, Norfolk. Dominican convent.
| Provenance: | Norwich, Norfolk. Dominican convent. |
| Location: | Untraced, Untraced |
| Author/Title: | Psalterium et horae cum kalendario |
| Type of evidence: | e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution |
| Notes on evidence: | 'Memorandum quod venerabilis domina Domina Johanna de Clyffton quondam uxor domini Johannis Clyffton militis de Bokenhamcastell, quorum animabus deus propicietur, per procurationem ff. J. Gillyngham, istud Psalterum preciosum contulit conventui ordinis fratrum predicatorum Norwic', que obiit anno domini millesimo quadringentesimo quinquagesimo quintodecimo die mensis Novembris' (fol. 1v) (reproduced in Sotheby's catalogue, 1988, p. 25). |
| Date: | s. xiv |
| Ownership: | Made for Elizabeth Badlesmere (1313–1356), wife of Sir Edmund Mortimer (d. 1331) and later of William de Bohun (d. 1360), forst earl of Northampton. Lady Joan Clifton (d. 1450); given by her to the Norwich Dominicans. John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890); William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919) (listed in Supplement as 'Wantage, Oxon., Lord Astor'); sold by him at Sotheby's. 21 June 1988, lot 52, with colour and b&w reproductions; bought by Quaritch on behalf of Ladislaus von Hoffmann (d. 2014), Washington, D.C.; offered at Christie's, 7 July 2010, lot 30, with colour plates (unsold and returned do owner). |