Monday, July 23, 2012

Merton's Hagia Sophia

Here are page-by-page photos of Victor Hammer's hand-printed edition of Merton's "Hagia Sophia":

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimforest/sets/72157630708835278/with/7628317680/

Thanks Jim Forest!  I've always wanted to see a copy of this book. 

4 comments:

  1. How beautiful are words put thoughtfully to paper!

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  2. Nice to see this! One day you must come and visit and enjoy our Merton library.

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  3. Beautiful! I have been reading this on the web studying for an art piece I want to make. I just finished Merton Bio 2 nights ago so this has even more meaning to me. I am only a fairly recent student of Merton and Lax. Love the "places" I am going with my path of study. So grateful for this sharing. All the Best

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  4. Truly beautiful, Beth! Thanks for posting it.

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