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“The Tudor state scrapped Latin worship and the lyrics and music that went with it were largely discarded. Most of this stuff is lost. But..."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/16/monastic-music-that-survived-henry-viii-dissolution-brought-back-to-life

#16thCentury #music #manuscript #Buckland #bookstodon @medievodons @histodons @bookstodon

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Profs Sally Mapstone & Dauvit Broun explore the St Andrews Chronicles – one of Scotland’s most important historical works – tracing the manuscript’s journey to St Andrews & its significance for understanding Scottish identity, legacy & nationhood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ck7zxfVxA

#Scottish #literature #history #BookHistory #16thcentury #manuscripts

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The St  Andrews Chronicles, one of the most important manuscript histories of Scotland, is going on public display for the first time in its 500-year history. The book will be on display at University of St Andrews Wardlaw Museum from 21 November to 7 December

https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/500-year-old-history-of-scotland-on-public-display-for-the-first-time/

#Scottish #literature #history #16thcentury #manuscript #BookHistory

A sixteenth-century handwritten book, lying open on a dark grey-blue cushion. Cloth-covered weighted cords hold the book open to display the text, including a section underlined in red and a paragraph starting with a large, red capital M.