As Senior Scribe to Her Majesty the Queen’s Crown Office at the House of Lords, Donald Jackson had reached the pinnacle of his profession.  But for years he had an unrealized dream: to write the Bible by hand.

Saint John’s Abbey and University dared to imagine with Jackson an illuminated Bible for the 21st Century.  A Bible handwritten in English.  In his scriptorium in Wales, Donald Jackson assembled a team of scribes and artists who shared this vision.  In bringing it to life, they have used only materials associated with enduring manuscripts: carefully prepared calfskins, hand-cut goose quills, century-old inks, and precious metals.

The Saint John’s Bible is a calligrapher’s Sistine Chapel.  It is a bold and dignified witness to the enduring importance of the Word of God.