RICHARD ROLLE, English Psalter (Ps. 82-113; Translation & Commentary) – ms.
London, BL, Add. MS 74,953

Early 15th c.; England (South-West). In English
Vellum; ff. ii+135. 400 x 275mm. Blanks for large initials before Psalms 97 and 109 (ff. 50 and 123v); small initials in blue, with extensive flourishing in red, before each Psalm. Modern binding

Second part of Royal MS 18.D.I: size, layout, and decoration style are identical
Identified as no. 1285 in the 1542 inventory of King Henry VIII’s Upper Library in the Palace of Westminster.

Purchased at Christie’s, 29 Nov. 2000, lot 14

Cf. James Carley, The Libraries of Henry VIII (London, 2000), p. 213
— H.E. Allen, Writings Ascribed to Richard Rolle, Hermit of Hampole (1947), p. 173

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