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The Illuminated Gospel of St John

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92 points ycombinete | 2 comments | 19 Apr 25 02:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.488s | source
1. iterateoften ◴[23 Apr 25 04:37 UTC] No.43768638[source]▶
I thought this was the St John’s Illuminated Bible a much more comprehensive and awe inspiring work out of the St John’s abbey in Minnesota.

https://saintjohnsbible.org/

Its a beautiful and modern interpretation of how an illuminated work would be done today. Even has Jesus wearing jeans.

Each bible is commissioned and done by hand, so a bit more than a $35 book the link is referring to.

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2. mcphage ◴[23 Apr 25 12:44 UTC] No.43771450[source]▶
They also sell a 7 volume version of the St. John's Bible—even at 2/3 scale, the books are around 15"x10". It's beautiful, and I'm glad to own the entire set. (I'm not a Christian, I just love illuminated manuscripts).