We had heard that Saint John's University over in Minnesota was working on a contemporary version of an illuminated Bible, the first handwritten and illuminated Bible ever commissioned since the invention of the printing press back in the 16th century. And now--oh history-dorkish glee!--the first three volumes of that project have been completed and 100 beautifully crafted pages are in Tacoma for awhile, available to the gaze of curious Pacific Northwestern eyes. more ›