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Hermann Zapf and I would like to invite you to contribute to a somewhat
unusual book that I am currently preparing for publication.
The book is tentatively entitled
\dd\vcenter{\hbox{3\thinspace:\thinspace16, an approach to Bible study}
\hbox{with sixty examples of fine calligraphy from around the world}}\dd
and we hope that it will be a truly beautiful as well as thought-provoking
volume.

I have enclosed a draft copy of the book's Foreword, which explains that
the basic idea is to choose random verses from the Bible
and to study them in depth. Each of these verses will be illustrated
by a page of calligraphy. Hermann has helped me choose the calligraphers who
are being invited to contribute illustrations.

I have also enclosed a draft of a sample chapter.
This sample shows the general layout that will be used for each of the
chapters (one chapter for each book of the Bible).
One of the four pages in each chapter will be devoted to calligraphy.
Since each Bible verse is different, each illustration will be done in
a style that is uniquely suited to its specific verse. The book will be
enhanced by having a wide variety of styles on the calligraphic pages.

The verse that I would like you to contribute to this collection is
described at the end of this letter. I hope that you will find it
an interesting challenge to discover the best visual interpretation
of these words. But if you do not wish to participate in this project,
please let me know as soon as possible, so that I can assign the verse
to someone else.

I don't have an enormous budget to support this project or to compensate you
fully for your time, but I do plan to pay \$200.00 for the rights to reproduce
each illustration used in the book.
You will retain all other rights to your work, and I will
return the original art to you. (Perhaps there will also be a
show in which all of the originals are exhibited; if so, I will take care
of the material until the exhibition is over.) Naturally, you will also
receive a complimentary copy of the book when it is finished.

The enclosed sample chapter illustrates the exact final trim size of the book,
although there will be a little more space in the middle to account
for binding. As you can see, the calligraphed Bible verses
should more-or-less fit in an area that is 5\frac1/2 inches (14\thinspace cm)
square, final size, with a caption below.
Your original drawings can be larger, if you want them to
be photographically reduced before printing.

The calligraphy isn't necessarily expected to fill a square. Some examples
will be vertical, some horizontal, some circular or triangular, etc.;
but they shouldn't extend much beyond the 5\frac1/2\thinspace-inch
square region that has been allocated for artwork. You needn't worry
that your work might be too small; white space usually looks good!
A problem will occur only if an illustration is too large.

There are no restrictions on the use of color or other special effects.
My publisher will try to reproduce your calligraphy with the best
available means. However, since color separations can add significantly
to the cost of a book, thereby decreasing the number of potential
readers, it is wise to avoid expensive techniques when an equally good effect
can be obtained without them. Books such as
{\it International Calligraphy Today\/} illustrate this point very well: Some
pages of that book are beautiful just in black and white; others have been
rendered in the best way with two colors
of line art; still others are perfectly suited to black-and-white halftones;
and the remaining examples are simply gorgeous in full color.
Still another possibility would be to overprint some line art with a
very light cream-colored screen, which would make it appear as if the verse
had been written on a piece of parchment that is 5\frac1/2 inches square.
I expect that this book will include examples of all five of these types,
depending on what is most appropriate for each verse.

Of course I cannot promise in advance to include all of the artwork that
is submitted. Some illustrations may not fit well with the overall
designs made by the other participants; for example, one piece might be too
similar to others that have already been accepted.
If for some reason I decide not to use what you submit, I will return
it to you with a check for \$200.00; but I must reserve the right
to make the final decision about what will be in the book.

Please let me know if you would like to participate. I have enclosed
a self-addressed postcard for your convenience in replying.
(Note: I will be living in Boston until September of this year.
Please send the artwork to me at the Boston address below, instead of
mailing it to Stanford.)

\nobreak\bigskip \leftskip=\longindentation Sincerely,
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Donald E. Knuth\hfil\break
Box 283\hfil\break
Boston, MA 02117 USA
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Enclosures:&(1) Draft of the Foreword to 3\thinspace:\thinspace16\cr
&(2) Sample chapter, illustrated by Hermann Zapf\cr
&(3) Reply postcard\cr}

P.S.: If I haven't heard from you within four weeks, I shall have to
assume that your answer is `no'; I'll want to reassign this particular verse
as soon as possible, because I haven't sent it to anybody else!

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Please use your own judgment about how to interpret these words visually,
and how to arrange them on the page;
but I would like this specific wording and punctuation to be retained.

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Mrs.~Sheila Waters
20740 Warfield Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

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Dear Mrs.~Waters,

\invite Genesis 3:16

Turning to the woman, God said:$
\quad\llap{``}I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing;$
\qquad in pain you shall bring forth children;$
\quad yet your desire shall be for your husband,$
\qquad and he shall rule over you.''

[Hermann, this is just a sample letter---it's not really the verse I plan to
send to Mrs. Waters, nor is it the actual translation of Genesis 3\thinspace:%
\thinspace16 that I will be using.]

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