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Notation knives, with blessing to say before a meal and music, 16th century May. 30th, 2019|08:18 am

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It’s not exactly musical chairs, but this Renaissance-era cutlery can carry a tune at any table setting. Dating back to the 16th century, these extremely rare knives are engraved with musical scores complete with lyrics. On one side is a benediction that may have been sung before a meal, and then a grace on the reverse side that was sung after eating. For instance the knife below reads: “The blessing of the table. May the three-in-one bless that which we are about to eat.” And the other side reads: “The saying of grace. We give thanks to you God for your generosity.”
 


Left & right views of an etched, engraved and gilded steel knife with ivory, brass and silver handle, by an unknown maker, Italy


Recordings of the notations.
The recordings provided below are based on the musical notation on the blade of the knife. They were made by the Royal College of Music especially for the V&A's Medieval & Renaissance Galleries thanks to an award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Grace (Version 1)

Benediction (Version 1)

Grace (Version 2)

Benediction (Version 2)

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