In memoria della grande documentarista Cecilia Mangini (1927-2021)

Cecilia Mangini è nata a Mola di Bari nel 1927 e morta quest'anno il 21 gennaio. Avevo il piacere d'incontrarla personalmente a Roma nel 2010.

Su un funerale in Salento

Durante «‹La notte verde›: Lo spirito del grano» a Castiglione d'Òtranto con una vi

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Doctoral thesis with edition of Nikolaos Nektarios' (Hegoumenos at Mone Kasoulon) «Κατὰ Ἰουδαίων» (1230)

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Fragment of Bari missal on sale

En 2012, j'avais posté les liens vers les folios en-lignes des fragments solidaires d'un missel de Bari en notation bénéventaine, étudié par Thom Kelly.

Nous venons d'apprendre qu'un de ces fragments de la Schøyen Collection sera vendu aux enchères le

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La festa di San Nicola di Bari (9 maggio)

Yesterday started the feast for San Nicola at Bari, a translation of his reliquaries. Merchants who stole the bones from Bishop Nicholas' grave at Myra, arrived the 9 May 1087 at the port of Bari.

If you are interested in this story, you are welcome t

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I passiùna tu Cristù - a tradition for Lazarus Saturday in Grecìa salentina

Today, another edition of Bonum est is dedicated to a particular recitation of the passion which is done by singers of the street on Lazarus Saturday:

https://www.concertzender.nl/programma/bonum-est-573/

Hence, if you would like to listen to it on the

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Buona Pasqua con il rotolo Benedizionale di Bari

Kenneth Levy already studied the sources of Beneventan and Ravenna chant concerning the Vigil Mass for Holy Saturday which was connected with the Tractus "Sicut cervus desiderat". A very unique version has been transmitted by the Benedictional roll o

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