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The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press. Beginning in 1970, master calligrapher Donald Jackson expressed in media interviews his lifelong dream of creating an illuminated Bible. Following a Saint John's-sponsored calligraphy presentation at the Newberry Library in Chicago in 1995, Jackson discussed a handwritten Bible with Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB, former executive director of the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Between 1996 and 1997, Saint John's explored the feasibility of the Bible project, Jackson created first samples, and theologians developed the illumination schema. The Saint John’s Bible was officially commissioned in 1998 and funding opportunities were launched. The public was introduced to the project in 1999 and it is scheduled to be completed in 2011. The Saint John’s Bible is divided into seven volumes and is two feet tall by three feet wide when open. The Bible is made of vellum, with 160 illuminations, and has cost $4 million to produce. The version of the Bible used is the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE). The scriptorium of The Saint John's Bible is located in Monmouth, Wales. - Wikipedia. Whether you have a deep reverence for Scripture, are drawn to the precise work of the quill, are an avid art collector, or are fascinated by the making of The Saint John's Bible, you now have the opportunity to take home the experience of this project through full-color, page-by-page reproduction books. - Publisher.
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The Saint John's Bible: Letters and Revelation
Expected publication date: January 2012, Liturgical Press
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The Saint John's Bible: An Introduction
January 15, 2008, Liturgical Press
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The Saint John's Bible: Wisdom Books
September 1, 2007, Liturgical Press
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Saint John's Bible: Prophets
December 26, 2006, Liturgical Press
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Saint John's Bible: Psalms
February 1, 2005, Liturgical Press
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Saint John's Bible: Gospels and Acts
February 23, 2005, Liturgical Press
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The seventh and final volume of The Saint John's Bible. Publication Date: January 2012 - From Liturgical Press website, viewed 5/19/2011.
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