tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6659281291630236953..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: OzymandiasJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41541144155357387782011-04-12T11:42:10.676-04:002011-04-12T11:42:10.676-04:00Don't know if this was mentioned already, but ...Don't know if this was mentioned already, but the Hebrew (not Aramaic!) is straight from Psalms 145:13. Wouldn't be surprised if the Greek was from the LXX version of that verse. (Note that the Hebrew is not just written in modern-looking letters, it has vowel-marks, the hyphen punctuation, and I think even cantillations-marks).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009749211902212995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12810861341777240062010-11-05T09:49:46.994-04:002010-11-05T09:49:46.994-04:00Very cool. I like translating the Dinotopian messa...Very cool. I like translating the Dinotopian messages. I managed to translate a parchment in the book Dinotopia: The World Beneath that said "A King's treasure entrust to a king's protection." I thought Journey to Chandara was a good book.David Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220236704236960910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56072704007257977052010-06-06T20:58:44.521-04:002010-06-06T20:58:44.521-04:00You know there was a second Ozymandias poem writte...You know there was a second Ozymandias poem written by someone else who worked with Shelley on the original? I'll post it here to save a google if anyone's interested, but before I do-<br /><br />Is there a large version of the Chandara cover available anywhere for say, a desktop background image? I just realised that although I can see the front cover of the book from where I'm sitting, the back cover is quite a nice extension as well... Roger Dean has a set of his up and they're absolutely glorious. This isn't one of them but OH THE WIT. http://musicalboxed.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/02-roger-dean-avatar.jpg <br /><br />ANYWAY<br /><br />de powemm:<br /><br />In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone,<br />Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws<br />The only shadow that the Desert knows:<br />"I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone,<br />"The King of Kings; this mighty City shows<br />"The wonders of my hand." The City's gone,<br />Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose<br />The site of this forgotten Babylon.<br />We wonder, and some Hunter may express<br />Wonder like ours, when thro' the wilderness<br />Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace,<br />He meets some fragments huge, and stops to guess<br />What powerful but unrecorded race<br />Once dwelt in that annihilated place.<br />—Horace Smith. (wikipedia)groperofeuropahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234690663336830890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45526782340376639342010-06-05T13:38:06.148-04:002010-06-05T13:38:06.148-04:00Oh wow! This is wicked! I should pay more attentio...Oh wow! This is wicked! I should pay more attention! ><goat89https://www.blogger.com/profile/11974550560309398896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37545705825050105162010-06-05T03:42:38.392-04:002010-06-05T03:42:38.392-04:00Etc: Thanks for that reference to the Strong's...Etc: Thanks for that reference to the Strong's Lexicon, and I agree with you about the tragedy of the art schools in the '60s and '70s destroying the classical casts. You just can't make those things again.<br /><br />Amy: How magical! I have a whole box of mysterious rocks like that.<br /><br />Wendy: The painting is 14x28, I believe. Not too big.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1970457810275130592010-06-04T21:38:09.928-04:002010-06-04T21:38:09.928-04:00I just found some amazing stones @ the beach and I...I just found some amazing stones @ the beach and I was reminded of Hebrew letters along w/, possibly a musical note...but, certain that there is a hidden message in there for me (just posted)...love the painting..:)Amy Lilley Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907512787759970646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25181804821348382212010-06-04T18:51:26.545-04:002010-06-04T18:51:26.545-04:00I still get POed reading about Vassar and other co...I still get POed reading about Vassar and other college art departments destroying their cast collections. No doubt the casts were a painful reminder of their own ineptitude.<br /><br />Hebrew and Aramaic does indeed read right to left. The Strong's Lexicon numbers for the inscription are 4438, 3605, and (variant)5769.<br /><br />http://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88725743541016893102010-06-04T17:40:04.725-04:002010-06-04T17:40:04.725-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10673894271124209522010-06-04T17:07:42.498-04:002010-06-04T17:07:42.498-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30991687606844996682010-06-04T12:16:30.356-04:002010-06-04T12:16:30.356-04:00I thought that face was familiar!
Very cool!I thought that face was familiar!<br /><br />Very cool!traumadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387315561167115253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73875497007326206122010-06-04T11:47:13.749-04:002010-06-04T11:47:13.749-04:00Thats one of my favorite Dinotopia paintings! Just...Thats one of my favorite Dinotopia paintings! Just out of curiosity; what size is the origional?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160698278120944624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13628545448071250142010-06-04T11:30:02.487-04:002010-06-04T11:30:02.487-04:00Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!My Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9181113762580083472010-06-04T09:46:13.254-04:002010-06-04T09:46:13.254-04:00James,
You have an incredible imagination. You are...James,<br />You have an incredible imagination. You are my leader. Lead on...!Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20768984438411195272010-06-04T09:23:49.411-04:002010-06-04T09:23:49.411-04:00Thanks, Paul. Gerome was definitely an influence, ...Thanks, Paul. Gerome was definitely an influence, but also Leon Belly, another French orientalist.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-74829760101150125412010-06-04T09:22:25.991-04:002010-06-04T09:22:25.991-04:00Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoy the book...Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoy the book!<br /><br />Conor, I believe it is written right to left. I asked a scholar at Bard College, Dr. Bruce Chilton, to help me with the translations, and I just copied verbatim what he gave me. <br /><br />I'm sure we'll get an expert commenting on this, but as I understand it, Aramaic was mostly a spoken language and didn't have a written script, so it's rendered in Hebrew letters.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40134404272256637732010-06-04T09:16:59.969-04:002010-06-04T09:16:59.969-04:00I love the Gerome feeling of this painting. And th...I love the Gerome feeling of this painting. And those hidden messages make the world all more real.Paul Allan Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11773639851344836312010-06-04T08:19:13.681-04:002010-06-04T08:19:13.681-04:00Have bought you're book after linking and regu...Have bought you're book after linking and regularly checking your blog, it is a great resource and inspirational. I am an artist UK based, and regularly check in on your work....superb<br />All the best<br /><br />ConorConor Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031762150738258064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6151482910251632452010-06-04T08:14:15.451-04:002010-06-04T08:14:15.451-04:00(: ?werbeH ekil tfel ot thgir nettirw tnirptoof na...(: ?werbeH ekil tfel ot thgir nettirw tnirptoof naipotoniD sI<br /><br />(Is Dinotopian footprint written right to left like Hebrew? :))Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566296542876598698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83548054319044118322010-06-04T08:11:36.070-04:002010-06-04T08:11:36.070-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566296542876598698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81568670097013719312010-06-04T07:25:24.176-04:002010-06-04T07:25:24.176-04:00SOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOl!!!! I love hidden messages li...SOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOl!!!! I love hidden messages like that.Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.com