Bible Exhibition
Jessie Bible sent this in:
I recently heard that there is an illumined, hand calligraphied Bible being done by Donald Jackson under the auspices of a Benedictine Abbey. It's called the Saint John's Bible. I've seen some of the illuminations online, and they are absolutely breathtaking. You can learn more at http://www.saintjohnsbible.org
The Saint John's Bible manuscripts for Psalms, the Gospels, Acts, and the Pentateuch is on display at the Library of Congress in Washington DC through December 30. A number of rare Bibles will be on display as well. You can get information on the exhibition called "Illuminating the Word: the Saint John's Bible" at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ex-current.html
One person who had seen facsimiles of the Saint John's Bible commented that seeing them made her want to run out and see the originals. I can totally understand - after seeing what I have seen, I feel compelled to go to DC before the exhibition closes. (The exhibition schedule runs through 2009 & does not show any more exhibitions on the East Coast).
posted by M Clark of tenth press.
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