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Color In The St. John's Bible

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The Saint John’s Bible is unique because it has sixty-eight pages from all volumes of the Saint John’s Bible along with specific tools, sketches and multiple materials presented. These tools help tell the story of monumental creation. The use of color really enhanced the creation stories. The book has an unique undertaking and combines centuries of old tradition of craftsmanship with the latest capabilities of technology. The words were handwritten on skin paper, using hand-cut quills. The work includes 1,127 handwritten pages and over one hundred and sixty major artworks. In total the book costs around $165,000. The Saint John's Bible has been able to shape and evidently further enhance the Christian message. The Benedictines’ use of painstaking
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