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Another prize for an awards scheme for Artwork in Ecclesiastical Space, a font by Colin Reid, is displayed by the entrance to the V&A’s Sacred Silver and Stained Glass gallery. ACE promotes understanding of the links between religion and the visual arts. \r\n\r\n<i>Sister Moon…Mother Earth</i> is inspired by the <i>Canticle of the Sun</i> written in 1225 by St Francis of Assisi. 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Though he never knew her, he wanted to dedicate his gift to her memory. In 1861, Jekyll, a keen painter, began studies at the Normal Training School of Art, South Kensington. This was the precursor of today's Royal College of Art and as such, inextricably linked to the history of the V&amp;A. She was interested in the science of colour and optics and carried this through to her garden designing later on. 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