Hello, and welcome to my first post on Open Salon! I discovered this wonderful blog about a month ago, having used Salon.com as one of my news sources for quite awhile. Before finding OS, I had never (that I can remember) even read a blog before, let alone thought of writing one. And yet, here I am. I admit I signed up today in part because I don't want to do my homework (I really should be writing a paper on the history of the book right now), but I'm also curious to see what may come of this.
I'm not sure what I'll be writing about. Probably random happenings in my life, along with my take on it. Perhaps I'll look at books I'm reading. If I ever figure out what's happening in the world of politics (I used to be a lot more up-to-date on the issues of the day), I'll most likely write a bit on that.
And with that said...back to homework.
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To answer a couple of you...I'm not exactly sure what a book arts minor is. I think it's about the art of book making, or how art can be used in books, though I'm hoping it's the former. I just heard about it in one of my classes and decided to look into it. I'd like to go into publishing or something where I can actually make books (I know I can in publishing, but I mean more of the physical aspect), so I figure it's a good thing to pursue.
I don't remember the details of the bible - did someone commission it or did St. John's initiate it? Is it finished? Where will it go when it is finished? I have only seen reproductions of pages and they were beautiful. I bet people here would be interested if you blogged about it sometime.
I'll just go ahead and tell people I'm talking about St. Johns because it and St. Bens are sister/brother Benedictine colleges in central Minnesota. They have good reputations as small, Catholic, liberal arts colleges.
I believe they are in the 6th MN congressional district represented by Michelle Bachman. Another piece of local lore that might strike up some interest here, NBL. ;)
(Another Minnesotean, here, though I'm in the cities. I have relatives in Stearns county [the county the Saints are in] and I think a second cousin who is a clerical worker at St. Bens.)
There will probably be some relationship with the St. John's bible. In fact, in one of my classes we already took a look at it, in relation to the topic we're studying--the history of books. I'm sure it will come up again as I take more classes that pertain to book arts.
The bible: it was commissioned by the monks at St. John's, I believe (but don't hold me to it). A third party, whose name I cannot remember, came up with the idea, and it all just sort of happened, with him being one of the scribes involved. It's not finished yet, but it should be soon, by the end of 2010 for sure. Currently, some folios are being housed in the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML), and they're hoping to add on to the museum to give the bible it's own place.