Illuminating the Word by Christopher Calderhead
Companion to The Saint John's Babile, the readewr is taken 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 or the Bible and the community at Saint John's Abbey and University.
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 dayLiturgy, Hymnody, and Pulpit Quarterly Book Review
. . . 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
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
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
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
This is truly visio divina, a visual meditation on the Word of God.Prairie Messenger
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
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
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
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
This is truly visio divina, a visual meditation on the Word of God.Prairie Messenger
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
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. 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 Calligraphy, and author of One Hundred Miracles (2004), a collection of miracle paintings by the great masters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814690505 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814690505 |
| Title | Illuminating the Word |
| Author | Christopher Calderhead |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Liturgical Press |
| Year published | 2005-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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