The Saint John's Bible.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Collegeville, Minn. :
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library,
c2007-
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| Edition: | Heritage ed. |
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| Item Description: | Full-scale art reproduction of the original illuminated manuscript; a seven volume set, bound in embossed red leather with gilt-stamped spine titles and silver clasps. Cover title. "In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible ... this work of art ... unites an ancient Benedictine tradition with the technology and vision of today, illuminating the Word of God for a new millennium"--The Saint John's Bible website. Artistic director, Donald Jackson; printer, The John Roberts Company; binder, Roswell Bookbinding; embosser, McIntosh Embossing, Inc., paper, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. 160 illuminations, reflecting a contemporary blending of religious imagery from various traditions, interwoven throughout the Bible, spread over 1,150 pages. "All the species of flora and fauna depicted in the margins of The Saint John's Bible are native to the Minnesota woods surrounding Saint John's University or to the Welsh countryside near [Donald] Jackson's home"--St. Kate's News, Fun facts, St. Catherine University. "This version of the Heritage Edition of the Saint John's Bible is limited to 299 sets of 7 volumes"--Preliminary paging. |
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| Physical Description: | 7 v. : col. ill. ; 70 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780980016505 (7 vol. set) 0980016509 (7 vol. set) 9780980016512 (5 vol. set) 0980016517 (5 vol. set) 9780980016536 (vol. 1) 0980016533 (vol. 1) 9780980016550 (vol. 3) 098001655X (vol. 3) 9780980016567 (vol. 4) 0980016568 (vol. 4) 9780980016574 (vol. 5) 0980016576 (vol. 5) |