Abbey Bookshelf: Illuminated Manuscripts
Today I am continuing our theme this week of illumination. Several weeks ago I did my Sacred Artist Interview with Jan Richardson. I shared the kinship I have felt with Jan because of her love of illuminated manuscript and the way they serve as inspiration for her own work. Several years ago Phil Cousineau edited these two wonderful books (which you can still find used copies of) — The Soul of the World: A Modern Book of Hours and The Soul Aflame: A Modern Book of Hours, which was really the first place I had ever seen anyone create a contemporary version of