News

Below is a listing of news, blogs posts and more, pertaining to the Jefferson Bible.

• November 10, 2011: National Museum of American History Displays Thomas Jefferson's Book, The Life and Morals of Jesus of NazarethPress Release At age 77 and living at Monticello in retirement following his two terms as President, Jefferson completed a project he had long planned and long discussed with others.
• A Brief History of the Jefferson Bible Video

  Learn more about "Jefferson's Secret Bible" at the Smithsonian Channel.

• Careful Conservation of Jefferson's Bible Video

  Learn more about "Jefferson's Secret Bible" at the Smithsonian Channel.

• October 20, 2011: Disbinding Blog Post It is difficult to describe how one faces the prospect of taking apart a national treasure. Of course, in order to reach the level of craftsmanship required, there are years of education and practice required, but that doesn't begin to fully describe it.
• August 15, 2011: Microscopic testing Blog Post Jefferson cut these passages out in four different languages and pasted them on to blank pieces of paper which were then bound into a book for his personal use.
• April 28, 2011: Identifying the binding structure Blog Post How does knowing how Jefferson's Bible was put together help us take it apart?
• March 10, 2011: A peek inside the conservation Blog Post How do museum professionals define the condition of an artifact, and determine whether it can be used or exhibited without harm?
• Sneek peek into the Paper Conservation Lab Video Take a sneak peek into the Paper Conservation Lab where survey and conservation work has begun on a national treasure, Thomas Jefferson's Bible.
• All about stubs Video Book conservators always want to know how a book was bound. Before you can even think about how to fix something, you first have to know how it was made.