Vellum - Vellum for the project came from Cowley’s in Wales. Each of the 299 Heritage Editions costs roughly $165,000. Ultimately, it would cost the abbey $8 million! The names of all donors are inscribed in a hand-illuminated “Book of Honor” held at Saint John’s University. Each of the 1,165 pages took 7-13 hours to execute.Ĭost - Initial estimates for the project were $3 million. Human Resources - 11 members of the Committee on Illumination and Text advised 15 scribes and illuminators. May 2011: Letters and Revelation completed The first words were written on Ash Wednesday, 2000, and the final word, “Amen,” penned on May 9, 2011.
After a year of deliberation, the monks approved the project in 1998.
Dietrich Reinhart, O.S.B., President of Saint John’s University. Timeline - In 1997, Donald Jackson proposed the idea to Br. The seven-volume set was a generous gift of Mrs. The Archives & Special Collections Heritage Edition is No. Every Heritage Edition volume is signed by Donald Jackson. Printed on 100% uncoated cotton paper, using state of the art offset lithographic technology, each volume is bound by hand, and includes hand-treated illuminations, making the Heritage Edition much more than just a fine print reproduction. The Heritage Edition is a life-size reproduction of the original Saint John's Bible that recreates the beauty of the original manuscript. Santa Clara University Archives & Special Collections has the Heritage Edition of the Saint John's Bible. With a team of 15 scribes and illuminators located on two continents, Jackson has created a Bible for the modern world. The work took thirteen years to complete. The Benedictine monks of Saint John's Abbey in Minnesota commissioned Donald Jackson, the official scribe to Queen Elizabeth II, to create a handwritten Bible to celebrate the new millennium. It reconciles Christian values with contemporary science, and places technology and current events within the context of traditional biblical text. The SJB blends Christian iconography with Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, Buddhist, and Native American symbols. Using the materials and techniques of medieval manuscripts its illuminations create a modern theological statement about diversity and inclusion. The Saint John's Bible is a seven-volume handwritten, hand- illuminated manuscript.
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