Accession number
PML 195739-42, 195801, 195951-
Published
Collegeville, Minn. : Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, c2007-2012.
Credit line
Gift of Dr. William F. Hueg and Hella Mears Hueg, 2011.
Notes
Full-scale art reproduction of the original illuminated manuscript.
"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; embosser, McIntosh Embossing, Inc., paper, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
When complete, about 160 illuminations, reflecting a contemporary blending of religious imagery from various traditions, will be interwoven throughout the Bible, spread over 1,150 pages.
No. 2 of 12 seven-volume sets in the Apostles edition.
"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; embosser, McIntosh Embossing, Inc., paper, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
When complete, about 160 illuminations, reflecting a contemporary blending of religious imagery from various traditions, will be interwoven throughout the Bible, spread over 1,150 pages.
No. 2 of 12 seven-volume sets in the Apostles edition.
Description
7 v. : col. ill. ; 70 cm
Provenance
Presentation inscription in volume one: The Apostles edition of the Saint John's Bible presented to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York city by Dr. William F. Hueg and Hella Mears Hueg on this nineteenth day of October 2011.
Binding
Full black calf, tooled in gilt and palladium within a red morocco inlay border, yapp edges, by Lester Capon. In red cloth boxes with calf lettering pieces.
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