Saint Mary's Receives Copy of The Saint John's Bible

8/25/10 to 8/26/10 Saint Mary's Receives Copy of The Saint John's Bible (various media)
Above is a page of the Heritage Edition of
The Saint John's Bible, titled Seven Pillars
(Copyright Terry Anderson Photography)

Saint Mary’s College is the proud recipient of a rare Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. This fine art reproduction of the original hand-calligraphied, hand-illuminated Bible was blessed at the school’s Opening Mass on August 25, and then on permanent display in the Cushwa-Leighton Library.

Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota commissioned the creation of The Saint John’s Bible in 1998 and artists are still working on completing it. No project of this kind has been undertaken since the advent of the printing press in the 15th century. Representatives from Saint John’s Abbey and University gave the media a peak inside the pages of the sacred work.

8/26/10 Saint Mary's College receives rare Bible (South Bend Tribune)
Article excerpt: "Rich, colorful images from religious history, contemporary life and the natural world adorn the pages of a new Bible that was put on permanent display at Saint Mary's College on Wednesday. It's a fine art printed reproduction of The Saint John's Bible, which is a modern, hand-calligraphied, hand-illuminated Bible that a team of artists and scribes has been working on for about a decade...."

8/26/10 Saint Mary’s houses rare Bible (The Observer)
Article excerpt: “Saint Mary’s College is the new home for a reproduction of The Saint John’s Bible, a book worth about $145,000, comprised of seven volumes, and nearly two feet tall when all seven volumes are stacked upon one another….”

8-25-10 Rare copy of The Saint John’s Bible donated to Saint Mary's College (WNDU-TV)
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