Look carefully and you might even see a red-tailed hawk surveying its domain.
#St johns illuminations windows#
Take a few moments to unwind and enjoy the beautiful view from the windows of Barbelin Tower rising high above the campus. Volumes of the Saint John's Bible will be rotated on a regular basis to show some the wonderful illuminations and text from this artistic work of art. During the ceremony, two volumes of the Bible were placed on permanent display in cases specially designed and built by craftsman Eugene Sell, Class of '97.īoth display cases are now housed in the 2nd Floor Lounge area of the Post Learning Commons. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., '72, President of Saint Joseph's University and Brendan Lally, S.J., Rector of the SJU Jesuit Community. On April 24, 2014, a blessing and presentation of the Saint John's Bible to the University was celebrated by C. The University, now, has all seven volumes: the Pentateuch, the Historical Books, Psalms, Wisdom Books, Prophets, the Gospels & Acts and Letters & Revelation. Saint Joseph's University's set is number 60. Saint John's Abbey has limited publication to 299 sets. The Saint John's Bible Heritage Edition is a fine art reproduction of the original hand-crafted version. Fine gold leaf and platinum were applied to the pages using special tools. Calligraphers used goose quill pens, natural inks and hand-ground pigments for writing the text. The script and illuminations were produced on specially treated calfskin vellum. Planning the layout for the seven volumes was accomplished with the assistance of a computer. The Saint John's Bible was created using both ancient and modern book-making techniques.
They were advised on the Bible's content by a group of scholars and theologians, known as the Committee on Illumination and Text. Donald Jackson, a world-renowned calligrapher, and scribe to the British Crown, was selected in 1998 to complete the project with a team of artisans working from their scriptorium in Wales. It was envisioned by Saint John's Abbey in Minnesota as a bible for the 21st Century. This is an absolutely enchanting celestial themed wedding at. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey in the more than 500 years since the invention of the printing press. Wedding at The Oldest House, St Augustine. Heritage Edition at Saint Joseph’s University
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