1. On the warren.
- Author
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Woudhuysen, H. R.
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PSALTERS , *ILLUMINATION of books & manuscripts , *LITURGIES , *PRAYER books , *MANUSCRIPTS , *BOOK auctions , *MEDIEVAL art , *AUCTIONS , *ARCHIVAL materials , *BOOK illustration - Abstract
Focuses on the Macclesfield Psalter from Shirburn Castle, which Sotheby's are selling on June 22, 2004. Description of the book, including its miniatures of religious scenes from the life of King David; Origins and history; Previous owners; Its links with two other manuscripts of equally outstanding quality and interest, the Gorleston and the Douai psalters; Implications of the rediscovery of the Macclesfield Psalter.
- Published
- 2004