Maclaren Series KJV Large Print Verse by Verse Reference Bible

Описание: The KJV Large Print Verse-by-Verse Reference Bible, Maclaren Series, in black goatskin (ISBN 9780785241973, 8976BK).

This King James Version (KJV) Bible features a two-column, verse-by-verse layout with a bold 10.5 point Comfort Print font. The line matched text minimizes show-through (ghosting). More than 72,000 page-bottom references are included, along with numerous text and translation notes. The words of Christ are printed in black ink, while chapter numbers and headings in the text are in blue.

The 36 gsm paper is opaque and nearly white, and its relatively matte surface minimizes sheen. The text block is sewn, and the Bible lies open in Genesis. A line of overcast stitching is visible in Genesis chapter 5. The art-gilt page edges in my copy are nearly flawless.

The flexible edge-lined goatskin cover features five raised hubs, perimeter stitching, and a calfskin liner, and the inside provides an attractive gold frame line for the text block. The three 10 mm wide, 32 cm long double-face satin ribbons come in three colors: black, red, and blue. Head and tail bands are black.

Seven color maps are included, printed on heavy, glossy paper. But features one sometimes finds in KJV Bibles, such as a concordance, a Bible dictionary, and a map index are absent from this edition.

The inner margin is relatively narrow. As a result, the text tends to roll off into the gutter near the center of the Bible (e.g., in Ecclesiastes or Isaiah).

For those interested in such things, it should come as no surprise that the Nelson KJV text does not conform to Pure Cambridge Edition standards.

This KJV Bible is printed with the dedication page to King James but without the essay from the translators to the readers. The text is not self-pronouncing.

Detailed Contents

00:00 Dimensions, margins, layout, font ... three charts
00:29 The back of the box, including the ISBN
00:54 Size compared to the Cambridge Concord
01:03 Size compared to the R.L. Alland 53
01:20 Size compared to the Schuyler Canterbury
01:42 Page layout
02:45 Margins
03:10 The font in the text
04:29 The 72,000 page-bottom references
05:00 Paper qualities (thickness, weight, opacity, color, sheen)
07:04 The headings in the text
07:29 The words of Christ are in black ink!
08:35 The 7 color maps
08:47 Stitching visible in the gutter
09:06 The edge-lined construction
09:33 The five raised hubs
09:38 The three ribbon markers (black, red, and blue)
10:14 The perimeter stitching on the goatskin cover
10:24 The Bible lies open in Genesis
10:45 The overcast stitching in Genesis 5
10:57 The text rolls off into the gutter toward the center of the Bible
11:58 The copyright page
12:09 The dedication to King James I
13:08 This KJV edition is not a Pure Cambridge Edition
13:46 How literal is the KJV?
14:18 The flavor of the KJV New Testament Greek source text
14:58 How often does the KJV depart from the Masoretic Text?
15:21 The KJV translates the Tetragrammaton with LORD rather than Yahweh or Jehovah
15:48 A close-up look at the text
16:09 The font compared to that in the Cambridge Concord
16:32 The font compared to that in the R.L. Allan 53
17:00 The font compared to that in the Schuyler Canterbury
17:17 Summary