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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Liturgical Press
ISBN-10
0814690505
ISBN-13
9780814690505
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44584476
Product Key Features
Book Title
Illuminating the Word : the Making of the Saint John's Bibles
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christianity / Catholic, Book, Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, Christianity / General
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Religion
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
52 Oz
Item Length
11.4 in
Item Width
9.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-115579
Reviews
Calderhead takes you into the details in a way that you almost feel you are there. Sometimes we almost feel we are getting under Jackson's feet, but it is worth his wrath to see what is going on. The American Benedictine Review, Illuminating the Word: The Making of The Saint John's Bible is a wonderful companion or introduction to this significant Christian art project for our day. Liturgy, Hymnody, and Pulpit Quarterly Book Review, The calligraphy, gold gilding, and full-color illustrations ignite the religious imagination, inviting people to explore a living tradition of art and spirituality. The Faith Connection, . . . the appearance of the book is worthy of its magnificent subject matter. Anglican Theological Review, The jacket is beautifully designed encasing a rich blue heavyweight buckram binding. The page designs are excellent and the rich coated paper stock provides a wonderful pallet for the type and four-color photographs that are found on every page. The Catholic Press Association, In the 10 chapters of his conversational accounting of the planning and ongoing progress of publishing The Saint John's Bible, Calderhead takes his readers into the lives and skills of the monks, and of the scribal and artistic experts employed in the project. Prairie Messenger, An excellent record of the process itself. Anybody who wants to know what it is like to actually reproduce a handwritten Bible will surely want to read this book. The American Benedictine Review
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
220.5/20438
Designed by
Kelly, Jerry
Synopsis
2006 Catholic Press Association Award Winner In this companion volume to The Saint John's Bible , Christopher Calderhead takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of this extraordinary project. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, this book tells the story of the makers of the Bible and the community at Saint John's Abbey and University. The day-to-day struggles of such a monumental undertaking included chalenges such as the selection and preparation of more than 250 calf skins, as well as forming a team of caligraphers accustomed to working independently and communicating the concerns of the advisory council in Minnesota with the artists in Wales. Illuminating the Word: The Making of The Saint John's Bible explores a modern version of an age-old relationship between patron and sponsor, and the artistic director, scribes and artists producing this monumentalartwork. It describes lectio divina , the unique method the Benedictine monks use to read the Bible, in which the Holy Scriptures come alive through the power of imagination. It explores the chalenge of creating new images for ancient stories. It chronicles the artistic techniques, the tools and materials and the workshop practices Donald Jackson used to create his lifetime masterpiece. Illuminating the Word reveals the working process behind one of the greatest undertakings of our time and vividly brings to life its chalenges and triumphs. Christopher Calderhead is a visual artist and graphic designer who has exhibited his letter-based works in the United States and Great Britain. He graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's degree in Art History. His ealy interest in the English Arts and Crafts movement and formal pen lettering led him to the Roehampton Institute in London, where he studied caligraphy under Ann Camp. In 1988 he was elected to Fellowship in the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. In 1998 he obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. Ordained the same year, he has served parishes in the Church of England and the Episcopal Church USA. He is editor of Alphabet , a journal of the lettering arts published by the Friends of Caligraphy. His series of short radio pieces, Looking for Spirituality at Tate Modern," was broadcast on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire in 2002. His book, One Hundred Mirales , a collection of mirale paintings by the great masters, was published in 2004. He lives and works in New York City. The Saint John's Bible and Illuminating the Word were commissioned by SaintJohn's Abbey and University as an expression of the Benedictine monks' daly focus on scripture and commitment to books, art and religious culture. ", For those who have never witnessed elegant script or goldleaf on pages of vellum, this volume offers a glimpse at the process of incorporating ancient art forms with modern techniques in a celebration of the traditional arts of bookmaking and modern science and sensibility., A combination of ancient methods and materials with modern themes, images, and technology, has led to the creation of The Saint John's Bible, the first handwritten, illuminated Bible that a Benedictine Monastery has commissioned in 500 years. For those who have never witnessed elegant script or goldleaf on pages of vellum, Illuminating the Word: The Making of The Saint John's Bible offers a glimpse at the process of incorporating ancient art forms with modern techniques in a celebration of the traditional arts of bookmaking and modern science and sensibility. The Saint John's Bible reflects a commitment to and an appreciation of Scripture and is a work of art that illuminates the Word today. The Saint John's Bible's construction parallels that of its medieval predecessors, written on vellum, using quills, natural handmade inks, hand-ground pigments, and gold leaf while incorporating modern themes, images, and technology of the 21st century. Illuminating the Word: The Making of The Saint John's Bible brings to life the processes that are used in creating this artistic and spiritual undertaking. Donald Jackson and members of the Scriptorium share their work, their struggles and their joy., 2006 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! In this companion volume to The Saint John's Bible ,Christopher Calderhead takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of this extraordinary project. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, this book tells the story of the makers of the Bible and the community at Saint John's Abbey and University. The day-to-day struggles of such a monumental undertaking included chalenges such as the selection and preparation of more than 250 calf skins, as well as forming a team of caligraphers accustomed to working independently and communicating the concerns of the advisory council in Minnesota with the artists in Wales. Illuminating the Word: The Making of The Saint John's Bible explores a modern version of an age-old relationship between patron and sponsor, and the artistic director, scribes and artists producing this monumentalartwork. It describes lectio divina , the unique method the Benedictine monks use to read the Bible, in which the Holy Scriptures come alive through the power of imagination. It explores the chalenge of creating new images for ancient stories. It chronicles the artistic techniques, the tools and materials and the workshop practices Donald Jackson used to create his lifetime masterpiece. Illuminating the Word reveals the working process behind one of the greatest undertakings of our time and vividly brings to life its chalenges and triumphs. Christopher Calderhead is a visual artist and graphic designer who has exhibited his letter-based works in the United States and Great Britain. He graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's degree in Art History. His ealy interest in the English Arts and Crafts movement and formal pen lettering led him to the Roehampton Institute in London, where he studied caligraphy under Ann Camp. In 1988 he was elected to Fellowship in the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. In 1998 he obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. Ordained the same year, he has served parishes in the Church of England and the Episcopal Church USA. He is editor of Alphabet , a journal of the lettering arts published by the Friends of Caligraphy. His series of short radio pieces, Looking for Spirituality at Tate Modern," was broadcast on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire in 2002. His book, One Hundred Mirales , a collection of mirale paintings by the great masters, was published in 2004. He lives and works in New York City. The Saint John's Bible and Illuminating the Word were commissioned by SaintJohn's Abbey and University as an expression of the Benedictine monks' daly focus on scripture and commitment to books, art and religious culture. "
LC Classification Number
BS191.5.C25 2005
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