Macclesfield Psalter fund nears goal

Looks like the Getty is due for a disappointment. Guess they should have had someone run them up a bit higher:

A total of £1,543,303 has now been raised. The outstanding £180,000 is needed by 10 February 2005.

NOTE: The big break came a few days back, as reported in the Telegraph:

The campaign to keep a magnificent illuminated medieval manuscript in Britain received a huge boost yesterday when the National Heritage Memorial Fund agreed to give £860,000 towards purchasing the Macclesfield Psalter.

Posted by David on November 22, 2004 3:32 PM