The creation of The Saint John's Bible has been at least a twelve-year process from its planning to its scheduled completion in 2011. Renowned calligrapher and illuminator Donald Jackson serves as artistic director and has collaborated with scribes, artists, and theologians to hand-create the stunning lettering and exquisite illustrations that fill the seven volumes and enliven and make new the Word. Each illumination is its own work of art that will inspire the faithful and thrill anyone who appreciates artistic beauty. The Saint John's Bible 2011 Desk Calendar, bound in lovely hardcover, features a different one of the Bible's colorful and intricate illuminations on each weekly spread. The originals are painstakingly recreated, and the cover makes judicious and thoughtful use of embossing and foil accents. This beautiful calendar is one that will find a place on bookshelves long after the year is over.