> > Why should major book fairs take place in October, any particular reason for that? ... The last time I went, I bought a book called "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross," which is filled with a total mish-mash of Sumerian, Arabic, Hebrew and Greek text. I have absolutely no idea what the author is talking about. It's great.

YES! I *want* to read that! hehehehe.

> > ...and I got an illuminated calligraphic edition of the Q'uran in Arabic for $2.
> >
> > Holy cow. You mean done by hand, right? I want one now. :-)
> >
> > Ayako
>
> Hey, make your own illuminations! Aw, I'm sure you can dig up some gold leaf, and earth pigments to make the lettering like crushed rock vermilian and egg yolk, huh? You can start with something easy, like copying the Book of Kells. Heh.
>
> Wolf "B-G, does your Qur'an have several flyleafs bearing a very elaborate single 'knot' of Arabic writing inside a large cartouche? Just curious" spirit

Yes, it does. But it isn't *handwritten*, Ayako. At least, it is, but it's a printed version of a handwritten book. If you see what I mean. It hasn't been inked directly onto the pages of the book.

Hmm. Now that I think of it, how do I know it *is* the Koran? (Note wimp's way out of spelling dilemma.) It might be an illuminated calligraphic Arabic edition of Harry Potter for all I know.

Brunnen-"not that I would care"G