Huntingfield psalter. Illuminated manuscript. Oxford, c. 1212–1220. 165 leaves. Sydney Cockerell’s diary, 2 May 1895: “W.M. went up to Quaritch’s with Mr Ellis, to buy the Huntingfield Psalter.” It was exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries in June 1896. Cockerell’s annotation in Morgan Catalogue: “The verse-initials of this book are identical in style with some of those in the New College Oxford Psalter partly illuminated by W. de Brail[e]s.”
Inscribed: Huntingfield Psalter Plan of colour shaded part in gold Huntingfield Psalter Pierpont Morgan reference: MS M. 43 fol. 7v and MS M. 43 fol 8r Morris and Burne-Jones drew heavily on the Huntingfield Psalter for the Kelmscott Chaucer, this sketch ably demonstrates how influential the manuscript was. This layout was rejected in favour of a single illustration on a page.and only rarely were pages with illustrations situated opposite one another.
Morris bought the Huntingfield Psalter from Quaritch in 1895. Quaritch had it in their catalogue from 1890.