{"id":2899,"date":"2018-10-21T22:02:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T22:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?page_id=2899"},"modified":"2021-11-10T13:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:53:23","slug":"ma-the-vinegar-bible","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?page_id=2899","title":{"rendered":"The Vinegar Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

2017 was the 300th<\/sup> anniversary of the printing of the Vinegar Bible in Oxford England by John Baskett. At Christ Church we decided to celebrate this event in a number of ways. Here is a record of those activities.<\/p>\n

Vinegar Bible Liberation<\/span><\/p>\n

Christ Church’s copy of the Vinegar Bible has been in a display case for many decades. We decided to remove it from this enclosure in order for parishioners and non-parishioners alike to get a closer look at it. We were not sure what condition we would find the book in so we were somewhat apprehensive and prepared to abandon this removal if it turned out to be too fragile. Kim Avagliano, a Monmouth County Library research librarian was present to advise us of any procedures we should follow. Gladly, the Bible while showing the wear of over 150 years of page turning and reading by many individuals, was quite sturdy.<\/p>\n

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The Vinegar Bible’s Home for Many Years<\/p>\n

Renewed Use of the Vinegar Bible<\/u><\/p>\n

The Vinegar Bible was explicitly intended to be read in churches. It then seemed appropriate to use it. So for every Sunday for the second half of 2017 Mother Lisa read the Gospel from the Bible situated on a table in front of the first pew. This was a bit of a challenge due to the language of the King James Version and the old font type that required recognition of strange formulations of certain alphabetic characters.<\/p>\n

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High Definition Photography<\/u><\/p>\n

We arranged with a professional photographer to take high quality photographs of all the key pages in the Bible. These included all the illustrations and special pages like the Kalendar and the KJV Translatour’s Notes at the beginning. This would allow both a capture of the condition of the Bible in 2017 as well as an electronic record to allow further research without having to remove the Bible from its case in the future. There was a unique photographic setup to allow for excellent photographs while keeping the Bible in the Church. Maybe not ideal but cost effective.<\/p>\n

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Photography Setup in the Sanctuary<\/p>\n

You can view these images at<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.jeffsmithphoto.net\/Organizations\/Christ-Church-Folder\/2017-Vinegar-Bible\/n-b4vRWP\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Historical Vignette<\/u><\/p>\n

We created our first Historical Vignette and appropriately focusing on the Vinegar Bible. Historical Vignette is a term we use to refer to a multimedia story that describes one of our historic objects.\u00a0 This one can be found at<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/g-JX5aU5Ijo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

1717\u009d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

An event called 1717\u009d was held on September 30th<\/sup> in the Church, featuring presentations about the Bible’s history and condition and a performance of music composed at the time of the Bible’s printing by Madregalia, the performance artists in residence at the Church. The music centered on the Chandos anthems composed by G F Handel when he was artist in residence (171-1718) at the Earl of Chandos estate called Cannons north of London. This musical focus was due to the fact that the Earl of Chandos also had a Vinegar Bible, now at the Morgan Library in New York.<\/p>\n

The program for 1717 can be found here<\/p>\n

1717 PROGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n

The history, condition, Vinegar Bible Sites, and musical introduction presentations can be found here<\/p>\n

VINEGAR BIBLE INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY<\/a><\/p>\n

THE VINEGAR BIBLE – THE PHYSICAL BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

1717 – A MUSICAL INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/p>\n

THE VINEGAR BIBLES IN THE UNITED STATES<\/a><\/p>\n

The first musical selection can be found here:<\/p>\n

Thou Art the Glory of Their Strength<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reverend Lisa Mitchell, Bishop William Stokes, and Robert Kelly Discuss the Guest of Honor<\/p>\n

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Madregalia<\/p>\n

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Kim Avagliano<\/p>\n

The Art of the Vinegar Bible<\/u><\/p>\n

On December 13th<\/sup> there was a presentation entitled “The Art of the Vinegar Bible”\u009d. This talk addressed the remarkable illustrations in the Bible and was given by our Monmouth University student intern, Campbell Adair Lee. Ms. Lee was guided by Art Professor Dr. Corey Dzenko.<\/p>\n

ART OF THE VINEGAR BIBLE<\/a><\/p>\n

Ms Lee’s charts can be found here\u00a0ART OF THE VINEGAR BIBLE CHARTS<\/a><\/p>\n

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Campbell Adair Lee<\/p>\n

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Campbell Adair Lee and Professor Dzenko<\/p>\n