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England: Eadwine the Scribe, from the Eadwine Psalter, Canterbury, c. 1155-1160

England: Eadwine the Scribe, from the Eadwine Psalter, Canterbury, c. 1155-1160

The Eadwine Psalter, previously known as the Canterbury Psalter, is an illuminated manuscript produced in England in the twelfth century. It was written on calf vellum, and illustrated at Canterbury circa 1155-60, with additions circa 1160-70.

It was kept at the Cathedral Priory of Christ Church, Canterbury through most of the Middle Ages.

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