If he is right, this Jewish prayer book will be the Western world’s first printed book (that we know of). For now, the book is residing in the home safe of the American Jew who bought it.

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Researchers have stumbled upon a mysterious musical score hidden within Scotland’s first printed book. The fragment, containing just 55 notes scrawled on a blank page, ...

The Sacred Harp, a book of religious tunes first printed in 1844 is getting an upgrade. And shape note singers who use it are very excited.

John Plunkett is the chair of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company. It's a small nonprofit that's printed the music for nearly a century. JOHN PLUNKETT: The book was originally published in 1844, and it ...