Tickhill Psalter

Tickhill Psalter
New York Public Library
Psalm 26 of the Tickhill Psalter.
Psalm 26 of the Tickhill Psalter, showing scenes from 1 Samuel 20
TypeIlluminated manuscript
Datecirca 1310
Place of originTickhill, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Language(s)Latin
Scribe(s)John de Tickhill
Author(s)Peter Lombard
Illuminated byJohn de Tickhill
MaterialParchment, Vellum
Size32.7 x 22.1 cm.
FormatDouble Columns
ScriptUnical
Previously keptWorksop Priory, Lothian Library

The Tickhill Psalter is a fourteenth-century English Gothic illuminated manuscript. The psalter is an intricately illustrated but unfinished book meant for use in Augustinian worship. It is decorated with various biblical scenes, many from the life of King David, and is now kept in the New York Public Library.

This Psalter contains three sections, each written and illuminated in various stages of completion. The sections are divided into a preface by Peter Lombard, the Psalms, and the Twelve Canticles including the Litany of Saints and the Nine Collects.