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The Gospels Folio is a brightly colored collection of 10 distinct note cards featuring prominent images from the Gospels and Acts volume of The Saint John's Bible such as the detailed card from The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes illumination. 1. Detail 2 from Baptism of Jesus 2. Detail 1 from Christ Our Light 3. Detail 2 from Christ Our Light 4. Detail 3 from Christ Our Light 5. Glory to God 6. And on Earth Detail 7. Special Treatment Luke 2 8. Gospel of Matthew 9. Lord's Prayer 10. Loaves and Fishes, Detail 2

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An internationally respected calligrapher, Donald Jackson is the artistic director and illuminator of The Saint John's Bible. He is a Senior Scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Crown Office at the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, a position in which he is responsible for the creation of official state documents. He is an elected Fellow and past Chairman of the prestigious Society of Scribes and Illuminators. His 30-year retrospective exhibition, Painting with Words, premiered at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August, 1988 and traveled to 13 museums and galleries. Donald Jackson works with a team of theologians and artists from Saint John's University and Abbey on The Saint John's Bible. From his scriptorium in Wales, he oversees scribes, artists, and craftsmen who work with him on the handwriting and illumination of the seven-volume, 1,150-page Bible.

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