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St. John's Bible: beautiful calligraphy & illumination

BruceS63

If you haven't already seen it, check it out:

http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/see/images.htm

You might be able to catch it in person, too. See the Exhibition listings:

http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/Exhibitions/default.htm

Enjoy!

Don McCahill

PBS (I think) did a wonderful show on this book while it was still in production. (For those who don't know, this was a Bible that has been hand lettered, and richly illuminated, in the same way that Bibles were done before that Gutenberg fellow messed everything up.

metalfoot

Went to the exhibition in Winnipeg (still on until June 8). What an amazing bit of work! Was neat to see the process by which it happened as well.

BruceS63

And you can have your own copy for $115,0000, which I know is pocket change for you type designers.

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