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A Peterborough psalter and bestiary of the fourteenth century: PB 1921.2

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Titles

A Peterborough psalter and bestiary of the fourteenth century

Maker(s)

Author: James, Montague Rhodes, Dr
Publisher: Roxburghe Club
Printer: Hall, Frederick (printer)
Printer: Oxford University Press

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Description

Described by Montague Rhodes James.

Presented to the club by the Earl of Plymouth.
Portions of the manuscript numbered 53 (formerly E12) in the library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

35 p., [75] p. of plates : ill facsims.; 39 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • Cambridge (Cambs.)
  • Oxford ⪼ Cambridgeshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-03) by Windsor-Clive, Robert George, Earl of Plymouth

Dating

Production date: AD 1921

Note

Half bound in leather with cloth sides. Top edge of pages gilt.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1921.2
Primary reference Number: 98912

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 7 June 2012

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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