DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) – A two-foot by three-foot religious text is on display at St. Norbert College.
The school is hosting a volume of the Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible.
The volume is considered a ‘fine art limited-edition reproduction’ from a handwritten original, with a full set containing seven volumes.
A total of 299 sets were reproduced.
The work was commissioned in 1998 by the Benedictine Monks of Saint John’s Abbey and the University of Minnesota, with work beginning in 2000 and wrapping up in 2011.
A total of six calligraphers hand wrote all 1,150 pages, and the artwork was done by various artists from throughout the Midwest.
“The folks at Saint John’s had a couple of things they really wanted to have come through this Bible. They wanted concern for the marginalized, they wanted the role of women, they wanted God’s presence in culture and in the creative world, and so they really brought in some really innovative and creative ideas.”
Vice-President of Mission and Student Affairs Julie Massey says the volume on display for the coming year is worth $25,000.
