Psalterium (The Golden Psalter) — St Albans, Hertfordshire. Benedictine abbey of St Alban.
| Provenance: | St Albans, Hertfordshire. Benedictine abbey of St Alban. |
| Location: | British Library, London |
| Shelfmark: | Add. 81084 |
| Author/Title: | Psalterium (The Golden Psalter) |
| Type of evidence: | l: Liturgical evidence, often to be found in the kalendar |
| Notes on evidence: | According to the Gesta abbatum S. Albani, at the time of Abbot Geoffrey (1119–46) was produced 'unum psalterium pretiosum totum similiter auro illuminatum'. The description is thought to fit to this book, in which each psalm, canticle and collect begins with an initial in burnished gold. |
| Date: | s. xii in |
| Ownership: | Bought for 2s. 6d. by Richard Heber (1773–1833). It was lot 1247 in the sale of Heber's manuscripts by Mr Evans at 93 Pall Mall on 10 February 1836. Thomas Phillipps William Morris Mr Brian S. Cron, Kew (1913–2002). Sold to the British Library in 2006. |