#gospelofstjohn

[uispeccoll]

#MiniatureMonday!

New acquisition! I just finished cataloging this rare summary of St. John’s Gospel. S. Jan Evangelie met de 7 Woorden, een schoon Benedictie ende 5 dankseggingen which was published around 1780 by J. B. Carstiaenssens. 

This Dutch miniature book also features the Seven Last Words, a benediction, and thanksgiving prayers. Our copy has two nice woodcut engravings--one of the Last Supper and the other of the Burning Heart. “Such books were often carried... as talismans under their shirts at the height of their heart. In any case the extreme portability of such small prayer books and religious texts assured their owners of mental and spiritual relief and consolation, often far from their homes...” (L.W. Bondy, Miniature Books, pg 31-32).

Our copy is unbound and retains the deckle from the paper mold on four lower and two outer edges. It’s pretty cool to see the printing process preserved in this tiny book! SMITH BS2614 .D8 1780z

~Bethany K.

[simon-martin]

TOUCH ME NOT: in a world of social distancing somehow the words uttered by Christ to Mary Magdalen, in the Gospel of St John seem more poignant than ever. According to Gospel, after she and Mary had gone to the tomb and found it bare, she mistook him for a gardener. He uttered the words ‘touch me not, for I am not yet descended to the father’. In Art History, scenes of the Resurrection are quite rare, but the scene known as ‘Noli me tangere’ has still been depicted by a range of artists, from Duccio and Giotto onwards. Each has created works which spoke to their own times, not least Graham Sutherland (first pic) in the @pallanthousegallery collection. This was painted in 1961 for the Chapel of St Magdalen in @chicathedral and conveyed in an entirely modern style, bright complementary colours of green and flame-orange: which mean it can be seen all the way down the south aisle of the Cathedral. The setting was probably based on Sutherland’s garden in the South of France and the staircase device conveys the notion of ascension. In the version in the cathedral (pic 10) it is more literal and Christ wears a gardener’s hat. In order here are 2) Giotto 3) Duccio 4) Fra Angelico 5) Fra Bartolomeo 6)Titian 7)Tintoretto 8) Correggio 9) Jan Bruegel the Elder. Both Pallant House Gallery and the Cathedral may be closed, and indeed all the other museums with these works, but these works remain as poignant and thought-provoking as ever. Happy Easter! #marymagdalen #easter #gospelofstjohn #nolimetangere #pallanthousegallery #grahamsutherland #arthistory #giotto #duccio #titian #correggio #tintoretto #fraangelico #frabartolomeo #janbruegheltheelder (at Pallant House Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-3zQE9F9no/?igshid=jiajiavym22k