St. John’s Bible

 

A Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible was donated to the Library by the Don and Dorothy Hodapp family in 2011. “This unusual gift is our thanks to Austin for the many wonderful years our family enjoyed living there. It is our hope that this Bible will be appreciated and enjoyed by all,” said Mr. Hodapp. A reception was held in the Library on Sunday, October 30, 2011, to honor the Hodapp family and to install the first two volumes of the seven-volume edition.

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In 1998, the Saint John’s Benedictine monastery in Collegeville, Minnesota, commissioned Donald Jackson, scribe and calligrapher to the Crown Office of Great Britain, to produce the first handwritten and illuminated Bible since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition is a full-size fine art reproduction of the original masterpiece. Each of the seven volumes that make up The Saint John’s Bible is approximately two feet tall by three feet wide when open, and weighs between 13 and 20 pounds. A limited number of these signed and numbered editions are being produced. The volumes are housed in a special cabinet with a viewing stand that displays an open volume. Each day, a page is turned in the open volume. The volumes are on permanent display, and are also available for special study and use.

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To learn more, go to The Saint John’s Bible.