Chant manuscript....
  • Chris Garton-Zavesky
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    National Public Radio has a story about a man who went to an estate sale. There he found a chant manuscript.

    Here's the story, but I wish there were so much more detail in the story.

    https://www.npr.org/2022/09/23/1124771471/estate-sale-700-year-old-document-france
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  • ServiamScores
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    I was rather jealous of that chap, to put it mildly! Lol I have some folios myself, but nothing of that prestigious an ilk with illuminations.
  • francis
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    Very cool... isn’t there someone who practices this art today? Seems to me it was posted here some time ago.
  • ServiamScores
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    I do know that a new Bible was made in the old fashion by some monks a few years ago; it came as part of an exhibition to a monastery nearby where we used to live. It was very impressive. As I recall, it was quite expensive and took nearly a decade to produce. So yes, it is still happening, but it’s exceedingly rare.

    There are artists in Etsy who are creating one-offs, but that’s different than a whole Bible or psalter.
  • monasteryliturgistmonasteryliturgist
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    @francis
    I do believe that the Benedictines of St. Cecilia's Abbey in Ryde, England still make their own manuscripts for Chant. Here is a link to some they sell. But I have also seen some pictures of them with actual chant books written out by them. https://stceciliasabbey.org.uk/shop/calligraphy/
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  • Richard MixRichard Mix
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    I've often thought that a choirbook would make a great school project.

    Even more grisly fates than dismemberment have befallen our Citizen Kane's hoard. One of the halls at San Simeon is lined with chant lampshades.
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