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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/IsaacOfNinevehMysticTreatises/page/n1/mode/2upIsaac of Nineveh was born in Eastern Arabia, a mixed Syriac and Arabic speaking region in Mesopotamia. When he was young he entered a monastery where he devoted his efforts to asceticism. He studied theology for a time and became involved in religious education. When the Catholicos visited him he decided to ordain Isaac as a bishop of Nineveh. However, he did not like the administrative duties and retired again to the hermetical and monastic life in which struggles he eventually died. He left a number of writings on mystical subjects including these, "Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence," which cover the topics about how to excel in Christian perfection by becoming a more virtuous person. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Target completion date: 2021-12-14
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Treatise # of Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence). This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence), by Isaac of Nineveh, translated by Arent Jan Wensinck. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence), by Isaac of Nineveh. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of treatise #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence), by Isaac of Nineveh, translated by Arent Jan Wensinck."
Filename: sixtreatises_##_isaacofnineveh_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number.
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: icequeen
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.