Words Made Flesh: Incarnational, Multisensory Exegesis in Donald Jackson's Biblical Art

This essay explores the potential of calligraphy for engaging sacred text through an analysis of two works by Donald Jackson, British calligrapher and creator of The Saint John's Bible. Closely situating these works in the contexts of the twentieth-century Roman-alphabet calligraphy revival, in...

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Main Author: Homrighausen, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Religion and the arts
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 240-272
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jackson, Donald 1938- / Bible / Chrysographie / Calligraphy
RelBib Classification:CE Christian art
HA Bible
Further subjects:B The Saint John's Bible
B Visual Exegesis
B Donald Jackson
B iconic text
B Calligraphy
B gilding
B chrysography
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