MONROE - Monroe Clinic is exhibiting two volumes of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John's Bible.
The volumes are on loan from their sponsorship ministry, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes. The book of Wisdom and the book of Pentateuch are on display until Wednesday, May 29 in the hospital lobby. The books will be on display from 1 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday and from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Groups can also make appointments by calling 877-865-1462.
The Saint John's Bible is the first handwritten, illuminated Bible commissioned since the advent of the printing press. It was commissioned in 1998 by the Benedictine monks of Saint John's Abbey and University.
The editions are full-size reproductions of the original, with each volume standing approximately two feet tall by three feet wide when open and weighing about 20 pounds. The series took 14 years to complete.
It was created by a team of scribes, artists and craftspeople under the artistic direction of Donald Jackson. Jackson is one of the world's foremost calligraphers and the Scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Crown Office at the House of Lords in London, England. Both volumes are signed and numbered by Jackson.
For more information, visit monroeclinic.org/news.
The volumes are on loan from their sponsorship ministry, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes. The book of Wisdom and the book of Pentateuch are on display until Wednesday, May 29 in the hospital lobby. The books will be on display from 1 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday and from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Groups can also make appointments by calling 877-865-1462.
The Saint John's Bible is the first handwritten, illuminated Bible commissioned since the advent of the printing press. It was commissioned in 1998 by the Benedictine monks of Saint John's Abbey and University.
The editions are full-size reproductions of the original, with each volume standing approximately two feet tall by three feet wide when open and weighing about 20 pounds. The series took 14 years to complete.
It was created by a team of scribes, artists and craftspeople under the artistic direction of Donald Jackson. Jackson is one of the world's foremost calligraphers and the Scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Crown Office at the House of Lords in London, England. Both volumes are signed and numbered by Jackson.
For more information, visit monroeclinic.org/news.
