Psalms
Psalms Frontispiece
Superimposed across the illumination are digital voice prints (electronic images of sound) of sung chants, hinting at the way we might “see” psalms if they are sung or read poetically. The horizontal voice prints come from recordings of the monks at Saint John’s Abbey singing Gregorian chant. Voice prints of other traditions are also included, such as a Native American sacred song; a Jewish men’s chorus singing psalms; Buddhist tantric harmonics, an Islamic call to prayer (adhan); Taoist temple music; Hindu bhajan; and Indian Sufi chant.
Psalms Book One Frontispiece
Psalms Frontispiece, Donald Jackson; Psalms Book One Frontispiece, Donald Jackson; Scribe: Brian Simpson; ©2004 The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Catholic Edition, © 1993, 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Offset Lithograph, high-quality 10-micron stochastic hybrid printing with fade-resistant ultraviolet inks, silver and gold foils, on acid-free uncoated 100% archival cotton Monadnock paper.