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Gorleston Psalter England [Gorleston, co. Suffolk]; 1310-1325 Language: Latin Source/Shelfmark: Add. 49622, f.8 [Whole folio] Text, beginning of Psalm 1. Initial 'B', with the Tree of Jesse framed in a heraldic border with arms of England and France. The outer border containing intersecting branches forming oval compartments enclosing kings, prophets, and five scenes from the Infancy of Christ; Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, and Presentation in the Temple. Unframed scenes around the border; David and Goliath; a knight with spear and dagger; and at foot, a hunting scene, which the hunter is a monkey Image taken from Gorleston Psalter. Originally published/produced in England [Gorleston, co. Suffolk]; 1310-1325.