Gorleston Psalter [SEP] collection
Gorleston Psalter
The Gorleston Psalter (British Library Manuscript Additional 49622) is a 14th-century manuscript notable for containing early music instruction and for its humorous marginalia. 
It is named for the town of Gorleston in Norfolk.
Description.
The Gorleston Psalter is richly illustrated, with frequent illuminations, as well as many "bas-de-page" (bottom-of-the-page) illustrations or drolleries as marginalia.
The bulk of the manuscript is taken up by the psalms (foll. 8r–190v
Douai Psalter
The Douai Psalter is an East Anglian illuminated manuscript, severely damaged during World War I. The psalter, or Book of Psalms, was produced in the 1330s. The artwork was produced by the same scribe who illuminated the Macclesfield and Gorleston Psalters. Like the Gorleston Psalter, the Douai Psalter was associated with the church of St Andrew at Gorleston, near Yarmouth.
The psalter was considered "the finest complete example of the mature Italianate style in English illumination". In 1914, with German troops approaching, the