| Right, now that you have a handle on some of the tricky bits, you might try a transcript of the whole page. Work through the text pages, writing your transcript with a pen and paper (or quill and parchment if you like). Then check it against ours. Then if you really think you have the skills to become a medieval monk, you might try learning the whole book of Psalms of by heart and reciting the whole thing every week. |
| Psalter or Breviary, 13th century. From a private collection. Photographs © Dianne Tillotson. |
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