{"product_id":"planting-letters-and-weaving-lines-calligraphy-the-song-of-songs-and-the-saint-johns-bible-paperback","title":"Planting Letters and Weaving Lines: Calligraphy, the Song of Songs, and the Saint John's Bible - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Homrighausen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEwan Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The illuminations of \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible \u003c\/i\u003ehave delighted many with their imaginative takes on Scripture. But many struggle to appreciate the calligraphy more deeply than merely noting its beauty. Does calligraphy mean something? How is it beautiful? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book, written by a biblical scholar who has spent years working with this Bible, shows how calligraphic art powerfully interplays visual form, textual content, and creative process. Homrighausen proposes five lenses for this art form: gardens, weaving, pilgrimage, touching, and enfleshing words. Each of these lenses springs from the poetry of the Song of Songs, its illuminations in \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, and medieval ways of understanding the scribe's craft. While these metaphors for calligraphic art draw from this particular illuminated Bible, this book is aimed at all lovers of calligraphy, art, and sacred text. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Homrighausen\u003c\/b\u003e, a doctoral candidate in Hebrew Bible at Duke University, teaches in Judaic Studies at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary. His research explores the intersection of Hebrew Bible, calligraphic art, and scribal craft. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIlluminating Justice: The Ethical Imagination of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Saint John's Bible (Liturgical Press, 2018) and articles in \u003ci\u003eReligion and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Theology and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTranspositions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVisual Commentary on Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.99 x 7.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765967454496,"sku":"9780814688168","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/858485534e157e2cb50da2666d150fe7.webp?v=1780283452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/planting-letters-and-weaving-lines-calligraphy-the-song-of-songs-and-the-saint-johns-bible-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}