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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Modern Illuminated Manuscript – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Donna Sokol

From the exhibition label: The Apostle’s Edition of the Saint John’s Bible. For the new millennium, Saint John’s University and Abbey in Minnesota commissioned an illuminated, handwritten Bible, the first of its kind since Gutenberg printed the Bible in 1454. This contemporary Bible is at once old and new: a masterpiece of the ancient crafts …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Event

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The major international commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta happened today at Runnymede Meadows in Surrey, England. Prime Minister David Cameron, HRH The Princess Royal, American Bar Association president William Hubbard, and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch participated in the rededication of the American Bar Association memorial at Runnymede.   The Law Librarian of …