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For the new millennium, Saint John's University and Abbey in Minnesota commissioned an illuminated, handwritten Bible, the first of its kind since Gutenberg printed the Bible in 1454.
This contemporary Bible is at once old and new: a masterpiece of the ancient crafts of calligraphy and illumination combined with the latest capabilities of computer technology and electronic communication.

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1. LOCAPO_151005_001.JPG: The Apostle's Edition of the Saint John's Bible: For the new millennium, Saint John's University and Abbey in Minnesota commissioned an illuminated, handwritten Bible, the first of its kind since Gutenberg printed the Bible in 1454. This contemporary Bible is at once old and new: a masterpiece of the ancient crafts of calligraphy and illumination combined with the latest capabilities of computer technology and electronic communication.
2. LOCAPO_151005_004.JPG: The Apostle's Edition of the Saint John's Bible: Created by professional scribes in a scriptorium in Wales, under the direction of Donald Jackson, this extraordinary creation, was completed in 2011. Presented to the American people by Saint John's University in honor of Pope Francis during his visit to Capitol Hill on September 24, 2015, this is the first volume of a seven-volume facsimile known as the Apostles Edition of the Saint John's Bible.
3. LOCAPO_151005_029.JPG: The Manuscript Bible: The smaller Bibles shown here are examples of thirteenth-century manuscripts. Written in a small tight hand, known as minuscule or pearl, the Latin text is always presented in two columns with a minimum of decoration. Some initial letters are illuminated or elaborated with pen work, while others, such as the French Bible shown here, are historiated with images of the seven days of creation.
4. LOCAPO_151005_031.JPG: The Manuscript Bible: Prior to the introduction of printing in Europe, all Bibles were copied by hand. This lengthy process, usually carried out by scribes in monasteries known as scriptoria, was expensive and typically resulted in smaller sized books. Large, illuminated folio Bibles, like the Library's Giant Bible of Mainz, were rare and prohibitively expensive.
5. LOCAPO_151005_032.JPG: The Manuscript Bible: The larger Bible shown here is a fifteenth-century Latin Bible made in Bohemia. Its style of script and decoration reflect local influences. Manuscript hand and illuminated decorations change over time and place. This allows us to date and locate manuscripts when we work with them today.
6. LOCAPO_151005_079.JPG: Illuminated Manuscripts: Certain medieval manuscripts received extensive painted decoration, highlighted with gold onlay. This process of illumination was reserved for expensive commissions and is usually found in large folio Bibles as well as other religious texts such as Books of Hours, Breviaries, and Lectionaries. The decorations in the Saint John's Bible are modern interpretations of these illuminated manuscripts.
7. LOCAPO_151005_081.JPG: Book of Hours: The manuscripts shown here are Books of Hours, Catholic devotional prayer books, dating from the fifteenth- and sixteenth-centuries. The elaborate painted borders that frame the text of the prayers are usually filled with local flowers or creatures. The panel painting, known as a miniature, portrays scenes from the life of Christ and are often associated with the specific prayer.
8. LOCAPO_151005_084.JPG: Medieval fragment: Because of their value, decorated manuscripts often fell victim to vandals. Illuminated initials and miniatures that have been clipped from their original manuscripts require special handling. Shown here is a miniature, suspended in its frame on threads that allow the vellum fragment to expand and contract within the mount without damaging the piece.
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