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Creating Minnesota:  A History From the Inside Out - $27.95
Annette Atkins

 

Saint Benedicts Rule for Fair Play in Sports - $7.95
Larry Haeg

 

The Saint John Bible - An Introduction - $9.99 - Introductory Offer $8.46
This beautifully printed introduction to The Saint Johns Bible project makes the perfect keepsake to give as a gift or to keep as your own. These pages briefly explore the theology, artistic decisions, and the processes behind the illuminations through full-color images and text.

 

 

Wisdom Books - $64.95 - Introductory Offer $51.96
Saint Johns Bible
Coming September 2007

Donald Jackson, Artistic Director and Illuminator
Wisdom, the fifth volume of The Saint Johns Bible to be released, includes some of the Old Testaments literary masterpieces, including Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and Proverbs. Also in this volume is the much-loved book of Job and two Old Testament works originally written in Greek, Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon. Wisdom continues the work of earlier volumes, with a script created by calligrapher Donald Jackson just for this project.

 

The Art of Saint Johns Bible  - A Readers Guide to Pentateuch, Psalms and Gospels and Acts  - by SINK, SUSAN - $14.95  INTRODUCTORY OFFER 20% OFF - $11.96

The Art of The Saint Johns Bible: A Readers Guide brings text and illumination together for reflection. This guide further opens up the significance of elements in the illuminations, and points out recurring visual motifs that connect the stories within and across the volumes. You will find here some of the history of the tradition of illuminated Bibles, as well as insight into the thought processes and artistic vision behind the planning and execution of the images. The guide covers the first three published volumes of The Saint Johns Bible, Pentateuch, Psalms, and Gospels and Acts.