Illuminated Manuscript, Modern Interpretations

"In the 8th Century, near what are now Scotland and England, Benedictine monastic scribes created a Bible that today is one of the longest surviving monumental manuscripts in the Western world.
Nearly 1,300 years later, renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson approached the Benedictine monks of Saint John’s University and Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, with his life-long dream: to create the first handwritten, illuminated bible commissioned since the invention of the printing press. The Saint John’s Bible uses ancient materials and techniques to create a contemporary masterpiece that brings the Word of God to life for the contemporary world."

Coming to Tacoma Art Museum is this remarkable document, The St. John's Bible, the first illuminated bible since the invention of the printing press. And it's not small feat.  More than 1,000 vellum pages measuring 2 by 3 ft. Done by artists the world over using ancient techniques and modern interpretations this is a monumental effort.  

We're also looking forward to the talk by Beautiful Angle co-founder Lance Kagey “Typography through World History”, 7 p.m. July 17. It should be a great event for the Puget Sound region.