Joost Witte, a talented Dutchman, can perfectly copy J.S. Bach’s handwriting.
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How very, very neat! I’ve long considered Bach’s manuscripts to be some of the prettiest; they are clear and totally legible, while still having a wonderful sense of flow and motion to them. His subtle curves and bold strokes are iconic and feel perfectly organic.
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Yes @Romanos ! He is incredibly perfect 
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Fascinating. And his link to a 2023 article about Paleolithic notation found in cave art - especially notation relating to the passage of time - is thought-provoking in terms of musical connections.
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Nice project for Nor to try and create a new handwritten SMuFL font to emulate Bach’s style?
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Or a NorPaleo (or perhaps the more medical-sounding NorPhenol) font to reproduce those calendar markings…! 
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To really take this up a level, it would need contextual alternates to give “random” variations for note heads, stems, and beams!
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And then typeset the Rite of Spring in Bach’s handwriting, of course.
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Haha, no way! I’m not interested in making a Bach SMuFL either. I’m already done with that and my eyes are tired from all my previous works. 
hahahaha