The Saint John's Bible

 

Inks and materials

 

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Inks and materials

The Saint John's Bible will incorporate many of the characteristics of its medieval predecessors: it will be written on vellum using quills, natural handmade inks, hand-ground pigments and gild such as gold leaf. And yet, it will employ a modern English translation as well as contemporary scripts and illumination.

 

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