Oxford Psalter

John Gallagher

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87524-3_268

Oxford Psalter

John Gallagher

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The Oxford Psalter is a monolingual Old French (Anglo-Norman) version of the Psalms that is one of the earliest and most important examples of French vernacular prose translation from Norman England. The translation was produced especially for the female religious community of the Priory of Markyate—an institution that was formed for the renowned mystic, Christina of Markyate. That the manuscript contains only an Anglo-Norman translation of the Psalms with no accompanying Latin version demonstrates a remarkable linguistic independence and confidence in the French vernacular as a medium for scripture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave encyclopedia of medieval women's writing in the global Middle Ages
Editors	Michelle M. Sauer, Diane Watt, Liz Herbert McAvoy
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	701-702
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031875243
ISBN (Print)	9783031875236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87524-3_268
Publication status	Published - 14 Jan 2026

Keywords

Book of Psalms
Biblical translation
Nuns
Female religious
Monastic culture
Liturgy
St Albans Abbey
Norman
Old French
Anglo-Norman French

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