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Not many publishers these days are doing interesting things with the design and presentation of Bibles, but one that is — and doing really interesting things — is Crossway Books and Bibles. They have worked hard to create a great variety of ways for people to encounter the Bible translation they commissioned, the very fine English Standard Version [ESV].
Above you’ll see images of two new releases: first, an absolutely lovely volume of the Psalms, on thick cream paper with beautiful typography and design; and second, a “Reader’s Bible,” also designed with great skill, that omits verse numbers and lays out the text for extended undistracted reading.
Sure, the Psalter is larger than you’re used to — that’s the price you pay (and for many readers, including me, it’s a price worth paying) for that beautiful thick paper. Conversely, the paper of the Reader’s Bible is rather thin — but that’s the price you pay for getting the whole Bible in a package the size of a fairly large but not enormous novel.
Congratulations to Crossway for raising the bar for Bible design. And by the way, if you’re interested in this kind of thing, check out The Bible Design Blog.
