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The Illuminator and a Bible for the 21st Century

AUTHOR Various 1.; Various; Various
PUBLISHER Liturgical Press (05/01/2005)
PRODUCT TYPE Video (DVD-Video)

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The longtime scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Crown office used age-old calligraphic techniques to create a modern manuscript: egg yolks, gold, silver, and platinum in the illuminations; goose quills and hand-ground ink on carefully selected calf-skin vellum for the text. Experience for yourself the story of the most extensive scribal commission in the world since the end of the Middle Ages, a story that has not happened for along time and probably will never happen again.

Copyright 2005. A 3BM TeleVision Production for BBC Wales and Saint John's University with support from Target Corporation.

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ISBN-13: 9780814690598
ISBN-10: 0814690599
Content Language: English
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Product Dimensions: 6.07 x 0.14 x 8.01 inches
Weight: 0.12 pound(s)
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Country of Origin: US
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Dewey Decimal: 220.07
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The longtime scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Crown office used age-old calligraphic techniques to create a modern manuscript: egg yolks, gold, silver, and platinum in the illuminations; goose quills and hand-ground ink on carefully selected calf-skin vellum for the text. Experience for yourself the story of the most extensive scribal commission in the world since the end of the Middle Ages, a story that has not happened for along time and probably will never happen again.

Copyright 2005. A 3BM TeleVision Production for BBC Wales and Saint John's University with support from Target Corporation.

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