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B2925. Art of Saint John's Bible
The Art of the Saint John’s Bible: A Reader’s Guide to Pentateuch, Psalms, Gospels and Acts.
By Susan Sink. 2007. 128pp. 6"x9". Paper.

This guide offers an invitation to experience the illuminations and the text of the St John’s Bible more deeply. It notes the significance of elements in the illuminations in relation to the
text, and points out recurring visual motifs that connect the stories within and across the volumes. You learn some of the history of illuminated Bibles, as well as insight into the thought processes and artistic vision behind the planning and execution of the images of this Bible. Includes information on the scribes and illuminators; an explanation of
terms, an index of flora and fauna; and a chart of the chant tones used in Psalms.

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B2685. Illuminating the Word
Illuminating The Word: The Making of the Saint John’s
Bible. By Christopher Calderhead.
2005. 240pp. 9-5/8" x 11-3/8". Hardcover.

Covers the making of the first three volumes of the St John's Bible: Gospels & Acts, Pentateuch, and Psalms. There are many large images from the Bible itself, as well as actual-size samples of the scripts used.

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DVD30. Illuminator (St John's DVD)
The Illuminator and the Bible for the 21st Century.

The documentary of the making of the Saint John’s Bible is now available on DVD (DVD30) and VHS (V30). Donald Jackson and his staff used traditional calligraphic techniques with some modern twists in creating this 20th-21st century manuscript Bible. Ground pigments, egg yolks, gold, silver, and platinum are used in the illuminations. Goose quills and antique stick ink for the text. 49 minutes.

All our DVD’s are made to run on USA and Canada machines. If you live outside North America, you should check with the manual for your machine to see if it can play NTSC format DVD’s. If your DVD player can’t play our DVD’s, your computer may be able to.

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