Pages from the Gospel According to Saint John of my handwritten illuminated manuscript of the Bible.
Pages from the Gospel According to Saint John of my handwritten illuminated manuscript of the Bible.
An illuminated Manuscript of the Gospel According to Saint John by James Pepper, part of the Pepper Gospels. The work is entirely by hand without the use of computers. . This volume, contains dozens of original illustrations, this book is a devotional treasure.
The cover features a flock of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers, the mating pairs are flying in formation to form a cross. The bird was thought to be extinct, but were found near the Mississippi River and the birds are used here to represent Resurrection.