tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post3781453845971015851..comments2023-09-25T11:05:14.371-04:00Comments on The Balanced Center: Art and Beauty Tuesday--Illuminated ManuscriptsStaying in Balancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-11718306199597178222011-08-21T17:20:33.486-04:002011-08-21T17:20:33.486-04:00The monks that did the illuminating really did hav...The monks that did the illuminating really did have a sense of humor.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-19620822020418564832011-08-21T15:23:02.600-04:002011-08-21T15:23:02.600-04:00I love these illustrated manuscripts. The monk tha...I love these illustrated manuscripts. The monk that did this one had a sense of humor. I like your surmise that St. Benedict is weary from governing the monks. It looks like he is seated in his abbatial chair. Governing is no fun, but the Benedictine rule is so sane it lightens the load.Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.com