The mission of The Saint John s Bible is to ignite the spiritual imagination of people around the world of all faith journeys.

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1 The mission of The Saint John s Bible is to ignite the spiritual imagination of people around the world of all faith journeys.

2 Photo by Michael Freeman

3 Photos courtesy of Lee Hanley and John Salmon 1981

4 Photos courtesy of Lee Hanley and John Salmon

5 Led by Fr. Michael Patella, OSB, the Committee for Illumination and Text (CIT) selected which verses to illuminate and provided the theological oversight for The Saint John s Bible Photo courtesy of Saint John s University

6 The first words, In the beginning were drawn by Donald Jackson on Ash Wednesday in 2000 in his Scriptorium in Wales. Photo by Michael Freeman 2000

7 2011

8 The pages of The Saint John's Bible are made of calfskin vellum. The skins are soaked in lime, dried, scraped or "scrutched," and sanded smooth. The final product is nearly translucent, with a "hair side" and "smooth side." Each piece of vellum holds four pages. Photo by Michael Freeman

9 Rare Chinese black ink made in the 1890 s was used for all the calligraphy. Photo by Michael Freeman

10 All the script is written using quills. Only the largest flight feathers, called "primaries," are used: goose quills for the main body of text, turkey and swan quills for heavier letterforms. Six calligraphers, or scribes, completed the 1,150 pages. Photo by Michael Freeman

11 Photo by Greg Anderson

12 Vermillion, lapis lazuli, and other cakes and powdered pigments are used for color. The materials are mixed with egg and water to make paint that is thicker than the black ink. The paint is then loaded onto the quills using brushes. Six artists created the 160 major illuminations. Photo by Michael Freeman

13 Gold leaf makes the manuscript truly illuminated. Using the moisture of breath imparted through a bamboo tube, the artist activates the glue binding agent in gesso until it bonds with the gold leaf. Burnishing tools and brushes finish the gilded image. Photo by Michael Freeman

14 Photo by Greg Anderson

Illuminating the Word Birth of Christ, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2002, The Saint John s Bible,

Creation, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2003, The Saint John s Bible, Saint John s

18 17 Garden of Eden, Donald Jackson with contributions from Chris Tomlin, Copyright 2003, The Saint John s Bible, Saint John s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Genealogy of Jesus, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2002, The Saint John s Bible, Saint

22 Valley of the Dry Bones, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2005, The Saint John s Bible, Saint John s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Catholic Edition, Copyright 1993, 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Suffering Servant, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2005, The Saint John s Bible, Saint

Ten Commandments, Thomas Ingmire, Copyright 2002 The Saint John s Bible, Saint John

Psalms - Book IV Heading, Donald Jackson, The Saint John s Bible, Saint John s

25 Wisdom Woman, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2006, The Saint John s Bible, Saint John

27 To err is human

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