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Inscribed in an ancient hand

March 13, 2022 By J.F. Penn

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I created this #1 of 1 NFT image, Inscribed in an ancient hand, using AI generative art tool, Conjure.art. I used a line from my thriller novel, Stone of Fire, about the Bodleian Library, Oxford, combined with one of my images of the Radcliffe Camera, where I used to study.

I fell in love with Oxford when I read Thomas Hardy's Jude The Obscure as a teenager. I knew I wanted to study there, and eventually, I read Theology at Mansfield College, Oxford (1994-1997).

When I wrote my first novel, Stone of Fire, I wanted to weave my love of Oxford into the book. My main character (and alter ego), Morgan Sierra, is ex-Israeli military, but as the story begins, she is working in Oxford as a specialist in the psychology of religion.

Morgan's (fictional) office is just around the corner from the Bodleian Library, and I spent many weeks studying inside the Radcliffe Camera, which is part of the Bodleian. It also features as a virtual reality library for the agents of ARKANE, the secret agency I set my thrillers around.

This NFT was made with AI generative art tool Conjure.art. I used a line from Stone of Fire about the Bodleian Library as a prompt.

“The names of each School were written above the wooden portals, inscribed in an ancient hand, gold-leafed and stamped into thick oak, banded with copper.”

I combined the verbal prompt with one of my photos of the Radcliffe Camera below and remixed it with various filters before curating the final image.

Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, Oxford, England. Photo by J.F. Penn

You can listen to a solo episode on my Books and Travel Podcast about Oxford: Decadence, Discipline, and Dreaming Spires, with a transcript and more images.

You can find the NFT listed here on Opensea and Stone of Fire available in all the usual places.

Stone of Fire
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