tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681724653679910870.post5219461497608847080..comments2024-03-05T15:04:47.678-08:00Comments on Dominican Liturgy: Dominican Altar CardsFr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13650004591673135663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681724653679910870.post-69843523345288634642008-12-27T17:04:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:04:00.000-08:00Dear Jamie,I believe that the medium is India ink ...Dear Jamie,<BR/><BR/>I believe that the medium is India ink on real vellum for the text. And that the illumination is in oil. But you might write to the nuns of Menlo Park where the work was done (include a mention of this site and posting so they know what you are writing about. They could also tell you who the calligrapher and the illuminationist were.<BR/><BR/>The Menlo Park Monastery is at: http://www.nunsmenlo.org/ and their email is: nunsmenlo@comcast.netFr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13650004591673135663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681724653679910870.post-26612187270778669502008-12-27T15:25:00.000-08:002008-12-27T15:25:00.000-08:00Dear Father,Thank you for sharing these images. Th...Dear Father,<BR/>Thank you for sharing these images. They are lovely. I am curious about the medium...gouche? Ink? The Neo-Gothic style can be easily overdone by the hand of an enthusiastic artist with a strong decorative inclination. This work shows appropriate restraint even as it is appropriating Fra Angelico's work. Hmmm...early Post-Modernism in the convent?jb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681724653679910870.post-10728421698325404092008-12-27T06:59:00.000-08:002008-12-27T06:59:00.000-08:00Kired,Yes, the Orate is different, and there is no...Kired,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Orate is different, and there is no response to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681724653679910870.post-28874734820605113282008-11-26T10:40:00.000-08:002008-11-26T10:40:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing Fr.The cards are really beautif...Thanks for sharing Fr.<BR/><BR/>The cards are really beautiful, the calligraphy is well done, with nice, modest flourishing. The combination of gothic and uncial hands looks pleasing to the eye. One eyes need to be used to these kind of lettering to read the text fluently. I love the idea or displaying Jesus Christ in the center, flanked by relevant saints and angels.<BR/><BR/>I notice that the Dominican Orate Fratres has a sligthy different wording than the Roman.Derikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111042672936788662noreply@blogger.com