{"product_id":"letters-and-revelation-9780814690574","title":"Letters and Revelation","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter more than twelve years, the creation of \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e has reached its remarkable conclusion. Renowned calligrapher and illuminator Donald Jackson has collaborated with scribes, artists, and theologians to hand- create, with stunning lettering and exquisite illustrations, the entire Bible. The complete project spans seven volumes in published form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters and Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume of the entire monumental project. It includes some of the most crucial works of all the Christian Scriptures: epistles traditionally attributed to Paul, John, Peter, James, and Jude, and the fascinating book of Revelation. Donald Jackson's artistic vision lends them a new life and vibrancy for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters and Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e contains more than thirty illuminations and special text treatments. Among the stunning illuminations: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And Every Tongue Should Confess (Philippians 2:5-11) includes the word \"Lord\" painted in gold in fourteen different languages: Armenian, Chinese, Coptic, Greek, English, French, Ge'ez (Ethiopian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Letter to the Seven Churches with the Heavenly Choir (Revelation 2:1-5:14), includes crosses representing several different Christian traditions and the words \"Holy, Holy, Holy\" written in Greek, Ge'ez (Ethiopian), and Latin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:1-8) depicts unsettling symbols of power, greed, and exploitation-military tanks, oil rigs, and nuclear power. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten and drawn entirely by hand using quills and paints hand-ground from precious minerals and stones-such as lapis lazuli, malachite, silver, and 24-karat gold- \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the tradition of medieval manuscripts while embracing twenty-first-century technology to facilitate the design process and collaboration between Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and Donald Jackson's scriptorium in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Donald:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - An internationally respected calligrapher, Donald Jackson is the artistic director and illuminator of \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Senior Scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Crown Office at the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, a position in which he is responsible for the creation of official state documents. He is an elected Fellow and past Chairman of the prestigious Society of Scribes and Illuminators. His 30-year retrospective exhibition, Painting with Words, premiered at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August, 1988 and traveled to 13 museums and galleries. Donald Jackson works with a team of theologians and artists from Saint John's University and Abbey on \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. From his scriptorium in Wales, he oversees scribes, artists, and craftsmen who work with him on the handwriting and illumination of the seven-volume, 1,150-page Bible.","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328788992274,"sku":"9780814690574","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11b9edd4-574b-4bbf-8fe8-505a792b9bb5.jpg?v=1727752030","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-and-revelation-9780814690574","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}