Heritage Edition Displays A Gift of Sacred Art

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1 Heritage Edition Displays A Gift of Sacred Art

2 The Heritage Edition is an exquisite fine art reproduction that gives people around the world an opportunity to experience how The Saint John s Bible captivates the senses and inspires unique personal reflection as it imparts the word of God. Designed to be consistent with the themes found in The Saint John s Bible, each display and storage option will conserve the volumes of the Heritage Edition for centuries to come. You can showcase and protect your volumes with display and storage options designed especially for the full-size, signed and numbered limited editions. These quality cabinets and viewing stands are handcrafted by Saint John s Abbey Woodworking. Four options are available to fit your gathering space, library or home. Saint John s Abbey Woodworking is an apostolate of Saint John s Abbey. The woodworking tradition is based on Benedictine principles of spirituality, stability and stewardship of the land. Local artisans both monastic and lay have designed and crafted practical, durable, and beautiful furniture and architectural details for our institutions for 150 years. To see images of the Heritage Edition Display Case s quality workmanship and to learn more about the Saint John s Abbey monks unique woodworking enterprise, visit

3 and Cabinet The seven-drawer cabinet is made of quarter-sawn red oak with Welsh oak and ebony accents, reflections of the Minnesota and Wales collaboration. The sweeping curves of the framework and hexagonal knobs are architectural references to Saint John s Abbey s famous Bauhaus church built in 1960 by Marcel Breuer. Leatherlined drawer bottoms have finger recesses to assist in easily removing the volumes. A support cradle beneath a hinged glass top makes it possible to display a single volume for the long term. The viewing stand and cabinet can be dissembled in three pieces for ease of transport. The is available separate from the storage cabinet and displays and protects a single volume. With a hinged glassed top and a support cradle, the viewing stand offers the best height to read a volume displayed under glass. This is an option that showcases one volume while the other volumes are handled and stored with care.

4 Storage Cabinet This cabinet is made of the same quality materials and with the same features as the Deluxe Cabinet. The seven drawers are scaled to the size and heft of the individual volumes, with leather-lined drawer bottoms and finger recesses for easy retrieval. The cabinet is mounted on a simple base of red oak. Display stand and storage cabinet can be purchased as a set. Display Stand This stand is designed for smaller spaces or when it is desirable to provide more access to the volume, such as in liturgical or private residential settings. Made of quarter-sawn red oak, the display stand is designed to hold a single Heritage Edition volume. It retains the distinctive shape of the, but has a smaller footprint and an adjustable top so you can achieve the best viewing angle in your environment.

5 display specifications Option Price and Cabinet $24,000 Storage Cabinet Display Stand $12,000 $12,000 $5,000 Dimensions Height 44.5 (front) 50.5 (back), Depth 36.5 (top), 28 (base) Width 48 (top), 44 (base) Height 44.5 (front) 50.5 (back), Depth 36.5 (top), 28 (base) Width 48 (top), 44 (base) Height 32, Width 34, Depth 23.5 Depth 27.5, Width 38, Base: Height 41, Width 30.5, Depth 25 Weight 400 lbs. (add 150 lbs. with all seven volumes) 250 lbs. 150 lbs. (add 150 lbs. with all seven volumes) 75 lbs Other Specifications Seven-drawer cabinet, leather-lined drawer bottoms, hinged glass top, adjusted standing height stand Hinged glass top, adjusted standing height stand Seven-drawer cabinet, leather-lined drawer bottoms Designed to hold a single volume, adjustable top Dimensions and weights for display and storage options may change slightly depending on the finished product. Saint John s University PO Box 7222 Collegeville, MN Prices include custom staining and crating. Shipping is not included. Due to the popularity of Abbey Woodworking products and the high level of craftsmanship required for each of these pieces, please allow six to eight months for the Abbey Woodworking to craft your display and/or storage option.