{"product_id":"2026-ordo-kalendar","title":"2026 Ordo Kalendar","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026 Calendar \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9b1111;\"\u003eORDERS PLACED BY DECEMBER 5th WILL ARRIVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick here to download \"How the Kalendar Teaches the Faith\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 x 12 \u0026amp; 5\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e12 pages with hole punch for hanging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year’s Kalendar features historiated initials from the medieval manuscripts collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). These large, decorated letters are primarily found in the liturgical and devotional books that were central to medieval religious life and contain narrative scenes of saints’ lives, stories from the Bible, and religious services that relate to the surrounding text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction of these initials was a painstaking process, and the final step in the collaborative effort that was a hallmark of medieval bookmaking. After a scribe copied the text onto vellum (most often sheep or calfskin), the page would be given to an illuminator, who applied bright pigments and gold leaf to enliven the initials and margin. Sometimes these miniature works of art were produced by an individual; others were the products of a team of artists or a school, but either way, these historiated initials had a purpose beyond mere decoration. They served to both illustrate the content and act as visual aids for navigating what were often long and complex texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CMA's collection features examples excised from missals (containing the texts for the Mass), psalters and breviaries (psalms, prayers and readings for the Divine Office), and graduals and antiphonaries (choir books for chanted services). These works are a testament to the importance our ancestors placed on “the beauty of holiness,” a tradition the Churches of the G-3 continue even today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anglican Parishes Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54434139373906,"sku":"bnb1787955945735","price":9.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1075\/2235\/9634\/files\/2026-ordo-kalendar_1.png?v=1787955954","url":"https:\/\/www.clearbrookstore.shop\/products\/2026-ordo-kalendar","provider":"asiragni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}