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Saint John's Bible Presentation at OLPH
March 24, 2011
Fr. Gordon Rixon of Regis College starting with short talk "Remembering Sacred Scripture: Growing in the Word"
Attendees getting closeup view of one of the two Volumes that were brought
Fr. Rixon explaining this volume
Gathering around the second volume they brought
Jesuit seminarian Matthew Livingstone explaining this second volume
The opening illustration of Genesis - creating the world in 7 days. It uses gold throughout to symbolize God's intervention in the chaos and his ordering of the universe and its elements. So the gold squares are applied geometrically, starting with Day One at left and expanding progressively outwards and updwards until reaching the serenity and simplicity of the Sabbath at the right end
The project is sponsored by Saint John's Abbey & University in Collegeville, Minnesota www.saintjohnsbible.org. It started in 1998 under the artistic direction of Donald Jackson, one of the world's foremost calligraphers
Fr. Jim with a smaller version that can be purchased commercially
Fr. Rixon showing the back cover of this Heritage volume. Each volume weights 20 pounds and measures 2 feet high by 3 feet wide when open
Six scribes and six illuminators worked under Donald Jackson's direction at his Scriptorium in Wales for some 12 years to complete this great project
Regis College has made about 30 presentations at various parishes and institutions in the Archdiocese, including OLPH
The Heritage Edition is printed in a six-colour process with instantaneous UV drying and hand application of gold and platinum
Fr. Jim is ready to help Fr. Rixon but he forgot his white gloves for handling!
The Heritage Edition is placed at universities, art galleries and cathedrals, including Regis College in Toronto. Pope Benedict XVI received a copy at the Vatican in April 2008
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