mel jacobson on wed 30 mar 05
here is the basic url.
www.saintjohnsbible.org/
if you goggle st. john's bible about 50 hits come up.
many lead to pages/
over half of the bible is complete.
half of the old Testament is done. psalms.
the first third of the new Testament is complete.
this is a six million dollar project.
it will take 7 years to do. every page is written
in english for the first time ever....by hand.
goose quills are used for the writing. 5 scribes, 3 women and two
men are doing the text. donald is doing all the illuminations and
color work. he has six guest artists doing pages. every religion
in the world is being used as design images....wonderful persian rug
patterns, Buddhist images. the old testament has a very `jewish`
flavor. some of the priests said...`looks jewish`. donald said.
`well`. duh. several world renowned rabbis have assisted donald
in the old testament, and with help in the many hebrew scripts being
used. donald has hired a rabbi with great skill to do the hebrew
words.
each page is 22x32 inches..vellum
a new building is being built at st . john's abbey and university to
house the bible and many other famous manuscripts. many are
donating wonderful images for the collection...it will be amazing.
st. john's has the world's largest collection of manuscripts on
film. almost everyone ever done. the archives are amazing.
it is all going online some day soon.
this will be the defining craft project of our lifetime.
many people get tears in their eyes when they first see the pages.
i have seen it hundreds of time. it happens to me. and, you don't
have to be religious or catholic to love this project.
craftsmanship, understanding of materials, time. and a bit of money.
i was the first person to buy a page. i gave it in sharlene's name
5 years ago. several have given millions. but, i like her page...
mel
i will put a picture on my website...clayart page.
it is pix of donald at our house, with the first fifty pages (2001)
that had just come by plane from wales....i had just gotten
out of the hospital, and had my disc with by book ready to
send to amercan ceramics book division.
we are pointing at our books. his in the trunk of a car, mine on a cd.
he has been a close friend of mine for 25 years. i am proud to call
him a friend.
mel jacobson/minnetonka/minnesota/usa
http://www.pclink.com/melpots
http://www.rid-a-tick.com
luckisprepaid
John Rodgers on fri 1 apr 05
There was nothing in Mel's post to get amped about.
I liken Clayart to a drunken man. We, with our content .....like a
drunk.....stagger, wobble, weave back and forth, bob up and down,
ocassionally take a complete detour, get off balance, step backward to
get a new start forward, and sometimes can't even find the floor upon
which to put the foot for the next step. Yet through it all, we honor
those who bring forth that content by engaging in vigorous discussion
and debate while attempting to avoid persnonal attack. We don't cut
anyones head off over it.
Between our moderators good management and the Clayart body as a whole,
Clayart stays essentially centered, and all the little side trips simply
are frosting on the cake that make this the absolutely best Newsgroup on
the 'Net IMHO.
Let's not beat each up over the PC business. The Brit's, as I understand
it, already think PC is going to be the downfall or America. Let's not
allow mindless PC take root here.
And, in addition to all the verbage above -- I found the post with the
link to be interesting, and the worked discussed particularly
intriguing. All religions interest me, and this caught my attention. I
was not aware, and I'm glad it got got posted. Not just for religious
content, but also for the references to craft.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
mel jacobson wrote:
> here is the basic url.
> www.saintjohnsbible.org/
> if you goggle st. john's bible about 50 hits come up.
> many lead to pages/
>
> over half of the bible is complete.
> half of the old Testament is done. psalms.
> the first third of the new Testament is complete.
>
> this is a six million dollar project.
> it will take 7 years to do. every page is written
> in english for the first time ever....by hand.
> goose quills are used for the writing. 5 scribes, 3 women and two
> men are doing the text. donald is doing all the illuminations and
> color work. he has six guest artists doing pages. every religion
> in the world is being used as design images....wonderful persian rug
> patterns, Buddhist images. the old testament has a very `jewish`
> flavor. some of the priests said...`looks jewish`. donald said.
> `well`. duh. several world renowned rabbis have assisted donald
> in the old testament, and with help in the many hebrew scripts being
> used. donald has hired a rabbi with great skill to do the hebrew
> words.
>
> each page is 22x32 inches..vellum
> a new building is being built at st . john's abbey and university to
> house the bible and many other famous manuscripts. many are
> donating wonderful images for the collection...it will be amazing.
> st. john's has the world's largest collection of manuscripts on
> film. almost everyone ever done. the archives are amazing.
> it is all going online some day soon.
>
> this will be the defining craft project of our lifetime.
> many people get tears in their eyes when they first see the pages.
> i have seen it hundreds of time. it happens to me. and, you don't
> have to be religious or catholic to love this project.
> craftsmanship, understanding of materials, time. and a bit of money.
>
> i was the first person to buy a page. i gave it in sharlene's name
> 5 years ago. several have given millions. but, i like her page...
> mel
> i will put a picture on my website...clayart page.
> it is pix of donald at our house, with the first fifty pages (2001)
> that had just come by plane from wales....i had just gotten
> out of the hospital, and had my disc with by book ready to
> send to amercan ceramics book division.
> we are pointing at our books. his in the trunk of a car, mine on a cd.
> he has been a close friend of mine for 25 years. i am proud to call
> him a friend.
>
>
>
> mel jacobson/minnetonka/minnesota/usa
> http://www.pclink.com/melpots
> http://www.rid-a-tick.com
> luckisprepaid
>
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