All its profound religious and historical significance aside, this book is a work of art.
The St. John’s Bible — a modern realization of an ancient text — was created well within the lifetime of most of the people reading this. The seven-volume Bible is a work of stunning calligraphy, vibrant colors and illuminations laced with unexpected modernity. Grounded in the Midwest, is also the first handwritten, illuminated Bible to be commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in 500 years.
This huge undertaking is the subject of “Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible,” an exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art through March 15.