tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283797880847544275.post1064898610074863646..comments2023-05-12T02:44:24.858-05:00Comments on Healthy Gopher: The Powers of PeatGopher MPHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04164727896040737732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283797880847544275.post-69899922026281334462009-11-03T11:27:24.618-06:002009-11-03T11:27:24.618-06:00The psalter can be either all or some of the psalm...The psalter can be either all or some of the psalms. As I understand, it was often all of the psalms, with the additional prayers being more personalized.<br /><br />I admit I was cheating during Mass making notes when I was struck by inspiration. Well, I suppose that's the point of going to Mass anyway - inspiration to pursue the Joys of the Holy. <br /><br />Admittedly, the inspiration was from the Beatitudes, and not the psalm. I saw the text run in a simple curved pattern, like a labyrinth, with the paired words parallel to each other, so that the beatitude is across from the consequence of it. I.e., Poor would be across the 'path' from Inherit, with all of the pattern leading to the single word 'blessed'. Not sure how to actually do it, but then again, the seed of inspiration isn't the tree, it's just the seed.<br /><br />I have considered whether to add the common daily prayers. If I do, I think it will be the original medieval Latin, done in a medieval script. I see it balancing the modern English language and modern artistic style with the old. To harken back to the older history of the church.Gopher MPHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04164727896040737732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283797880847544275.post-78597544382150074332009-10-31T15:31:11.488-05:002009-10-31T15:31:11.488-05:00I don't think I've ever seen a modern Psal...I don't think I've ever seen a modern Psalter. An interesting idea. Does one include the entire book of Psalms or only those chosen by the person commissioning it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283797880847544275.post-20889516399276636902009-10-29T10:01:37.412-05:002009-10-29T10:01:37.412-05:00> It's intriguing the limitations they have...> It's intriguing the limitations they have for conservation & restoration: <br />> can't freeze it, or it will destroy the parchment;<br />> can't use bio-cides or it will ruin the paints or inks;<br />> don't want too much oxygen or it will actually start decomposing ...<br /><br />I haven't checked out their pages, but at first thought this doesn't seem too difficult: Keep it under nitrogen or, if possible, under CO2, which is a biocide, and dry it very slowly (rel.hum. maybe 80-90%). CO2 would make it slightly acidic, but that wouldn't be something completely new as peat is already acidic.<br /><br />Do they have a realistic expectation of reading more than the one page at some time?Peter Tnoreply@blogger.com