The First Handwritten & Illuminated Bible in Over 500 Years is in Tacoma
Opening this weekend at the Tacoma Art Museum is the new exhibit, Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible.
This is the only handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned in over 500 years — since the advent of the printing press, and was created in the tradition of medieval handwritten manuscripts.
The calligraphy was done with goose-feather quills writing on vellum sheets created from calf skin. The painting was done with hand ground minerals and stones, and included silver, copper, and gold. To the extent that it was possible, the Bible was created with material and processes that replicate the …read more
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