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It is the first illustrated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine monastery since the printing press was invented. It was described as a contemporary work in progress being overseen by the Queen of England's calligrapher.
The biblical pages in lush colors and lavish script on the walls of the gallery where interviewed Columbus Stewart are part of the most recent global project to emerge from the monastic community of S...
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It is the first illustrated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine monastery since the printing press was invented. It was described as a contemporary work in progress being overseen by the Queen of England's calligrapher.
The biblical pages in lush colors and lavish script on the walls of the gallery where interviewed Columbus Stewart are part of the most recent global project to emerge from the monastic community of St. John's.
The St. John's Bible is the first illustrated Bible to be commissioned by a Benedictine monastery since the printing press was invented five centuries ago.
It's being spearheaded by Donald Jackson, the foremost western calligrapher and Queen Elizabeth Scrib.