Posted on Jun 21, 2025
Christiaan, an artist from the Netherlands, has written to let us know his use of the Gospels from the Open English Bible in his evangeliary according to the ‘Carolingian’ style of western medieval bookbinding (c. 800-1100).
His blog at his site Monnikenwerk has a great description of the binding process with pictures.
Christiaan explains that the bindings are natural-colored deer leather on wooden boards (historically oak), as would have been used in monasteries of that period.
The text is laid out in a Carolingian Minuscule font called Pfeffer Mediaeval which was created by Dr. Pferrer. This is the ancestor of our modern Antiqua.
I am always amazed and humbled by the beautiful things people have made with the Open English Bible.
You should check out the rest of the Monnikwerk site as well for other projects and artworks.
Since the OEB is under the CC0 licence, you are free to use it in any way you think is appropriate, without requiring our permission and without being under any obligations to us. The OEB is free for you to use by yourself, in your community or in a mainstream publication. It is always a great feeling when someone uses the OEB in their own work!