from deep in the heart

This is the story of the creation of a handwritten manuscript with tinted and illustrated opening letters for each chapter. As with most objects made by hand, the manuscript is the result of reading, research, reflection, and a sequence of laborious actions. Laborious meaning “a process or journey requiring considerable effort and time.” (Oxford Language dictionary). The story will be told in several parts with Part I being the description of the seeds of the idea and some of the initial decision-making about the content and process.