An illuminated bible almost fifteen years in the making is coming to Dover.
Beginning in December, the Biggs Museum of American Art will host the exhibition, "Illuminatingthe Word: The Saint John's Bible."
Saint John's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota, and Saint John's University founded by the Abbey in 1857, officially commissioned noted calligrapher Donald Jackson, to carry out the creation of The Saint John's Bible. Jackson is Senior Scribe to Queen Elizabeth's Crown Office at the House of Lords in England.
The Saint John's Bible is the first handwritten Bible that interprets and illustrates scripture from a contemporary perspective.
The exhibit presents the story of the book's creation. Artist tools and materials along with preliminary sketches and artist drafts will also be on view.
On Wednesday, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Biggs Museum, the public will have an opportunity to meet the director of The Saint John's Bible project for a behind-the-scenes look into the making of exhibition.
This piece is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
