The Hunterian Psalter is a twelfth century illuminated manuscript, thought to have been produced in England c. 1170. It is regarded as the greatest treasure of William Hunter's (1718-83) magnificent library of books and manuscripts.
Art: Pelin Kirca Art Direction and Story: Illya Szilak Music: Itir Saran
Listen!
Listen, if stars are lit, it means there is someone who needs it. it means that someone wants them to be, that someone deems those speckles of spit
magnificent
And overwrought, in the swirls of afternoon dust, he bursts in on God, afraid he might already be late. In tears, he kisses God’s sinewy hand and begs him to guarantee that there will definitely be a star. He swears he won’t be able to stand
that starless ordeal
Later, he wonders around, worried, but outwardly calm. And to someone else, he says: ‘Now, iIt’s all right. You are no longer afraid, are you?’
Listen, if stars are lit, it means there is someone who needs it. It means it is essential that every evening at least one star should ascend over the crest of the building
Vladimir Mayakovsky 1914
Past One O’Clock ...
Past one o’clock. You must have gone to bed. The Milky Way streams silver through the night. I’m in no hurry; with lightning telegrams I have no cause to wake or trouble you. And, as they say, the incident is closed. Love’s boat has smashed against the daily grind. Now you and I are quits. Why bother then To balance mutual sorrows, pains, and hurts. Behold what quiet settles on the world. Night wraps the sky in tribute from the stars. In hours like these, one rises to address The ages, history, and all creation.
