The American Book of Kells

In the late 20th century, the Benedictine monks at St. Johns University in Collegeville, Minnesota, set about the task of creating a handwritten illuminated Bible on vellum in the style of the Book of Kells. In the illustrations, they used traditional Christian symbols, but they added contemporary symbolism (e. g., the DNA spiral) and animals and plants from the U. S. northern plains. They also included women in the illustrations. (In the Book of Kells, Mother Mary is the only female depicted.) I hope to see the St. Johns Bible someday! The first link below is the official page. The second link leads to and article about the Bible. Both links include color pictures of some pages.


The St. Johns Bible

Article about the St. Johns Bible