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Words Made Flesh

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Homrighausen, J
Published in: Religion and the Arts
June 10, 2019

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 . Closely situating these works in the contexts of the twentieth-century Roman-alphabet calligraphy revival, in Jackson’s own career, in his own writings on calligraphy, and in the context of his medieval predecessors, reveals not only a visual but a exegesis of scripture through reading, seeing, hearing, touching, and moving. Through his use of lettering and gilding to engage many different sensory modalities, Jackson’s works exemplify the Bible’s role as an in which script becomes image. Theologically, they embody an incarnationality revealing the spirit of the scribe and the Spirit inspiring the scribe.

Duke Scholars

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Religion and the Arts

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1079-9265

Publication Date

June 10, 2019

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

240 / 272

Publisher

Brill

Related Subject Headings

  • 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
 

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Homrighausen, J. (2019). Words Made Flesh. Religion and the Arts, 23(3), 240–272. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685292-02303003
Homrighausen, Jonathan. “Words Made Flesh.” Religion and the Arts 23, no. 3 (June 10, 2019): 240–72. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685292-02303003.
Homrighausen J. Words Made Flesh. Religion and the Arts. 2019 Jun 10;23(3):240–72.
Homrighausen, Jonathan. “Words Made Flesh.” Religion and the Arts, vol. 23, no. 3, Brill, June 2019, pp. 240–72. Crossref, doi:10.1163/15685292-02303003.
Homrighausen J. Words Made Flesh. Religion and the Arts. Brill; 2019 Jun 10;23(3):240–272.
Journal cover image

Published In

Religion and the Arts

DOI

EISSN

1079-9265

Publication Date

June 10, 2019

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

240 / 272

Publisher

Brill

Related Subject Headings

  • 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing