{"id":12753,"date":"2021-02-19T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?p=12753"},"modified":"2021-03-05T13:11:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T12:11:31","slug":"la-divina-commedia-the-new-manuscript-a-monk-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/la-divina-commedia-the-new-manuscript-a-monk-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript: A Monk in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Journey Back in Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the 13th century.<\/strong> A monk sits at his scriptorium worktable, carefully crafting each letter of the manuscript<\/strong> that he\u2019s been tasked with to help create for a well-paying patron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The candlelight flickers as he works into the night, the quiet sounds of evening life at the abbey dull as they reach his ears. He considers every detail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interested in the whole story<\/strong> of how \u201cLa Divina Commedia \u2013 The New Manuscript\u201d came to be? Check the index of articles here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George Cochrane at His Studio, Brooklyn<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When transported to such a scene, we certainly don\u2019t think anyone would take on such work in this digital day and age. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that is precisely what artist and modern scribe<\/strong> George Cochrane has set out to do in order to complete his new manuscript, a fully handwritten and illustrated Divine Comedy<\/a> <\/strong>that will live on for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working tirelessly for the past 6 years on this monumental codex, George is soon set to complete 350,000 characters, 14,233 verses made of eleven syllables each, every single one handwritten by him<\/strong>. A single page of lettering takes an hour to complete, and another day to complete the artwork for the same page.
The lettering of Inferno<\/strong> alone took over 1,640 hours <\/strong>to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before even beginning to create, George carefully studied medieval manuscripts as a source for inspiration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to examining the complexities of Dante\u2019s language, George has carried out extensive iconographic research.<\/strong> With over 800 surviving manuscripts <\/strong>of The Divine Comedy, and several of them enriched by magnificent painted scenes, his source material is substantial to say the least.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Search of the Perfect Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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