Eadwig Basan was an eleventh century monk

Monk

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 and scribe

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 of Christ Church Canterbury

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, who worked on several manuscripts, including the Eadwog Gospels and Eadwig Psalter, both of which were named after him, and the Grimbald Gospels. He also made additions to the York Gospels, the Harley Psalter

Harley Psalter

The Harley Psalter is an illuminated manuscript of the second and third decades of the eleventh century, with some later additions. It is a Latin psalter on vellum, measures 380 x 310 mm and was probably produced at Christ Church, Canterbury...

 and the famous Vespasian Psalter

Vespasian Psalter

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, as well as writing several charters

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 in the second and third decades of the eleventh century. It seems that many of his works have a common artist, which has led to the suggestion that he illustrated his manuscripts personally, although this cannot be verified; possibly he is represented by the figure of an anonymous monk kneeling at the feet of St Benedict in a miniature

Miniature (illuminated manuscript)

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from the Eadwig Gospels. However, it is more likely that this monk was copied from a manuscript by Hrabbinus Maurus.