The latest edition of the regular size Schuyler NKJV Quentel provides everything found in the original edition with the exception of paper. This edition replaces the original’s 36gsm with 28gsm Indopaque, a more expensive paper milled in France, to make this edition .3″ thinner. The NKJV Quentel is available in both goatskin and calfskin in several colors. I’m reviewing the navy blue calfskin edition. It was made in the Netherlands by Jongbloed and typeset by 2K/Denmark.

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1. 1. Video Review
   2. Cover and Binding
   3. Paper
   4. Typography
   5. References
   6. Footnotes
   7. Concordance
   8. Maps
   9. Comparisons
   10. Conclusion

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Cover and Binding

The cover is navy blue Meriva calfskin with a dark blue vinyl paste-down liner. The calfskin is smoother than the ESV and NASB personal size editions that I have and matches the personal size NKJV and KJV. It’s still soft even though it’s smooth.

It has perimeter stitching and has a 9mm yapp (overhang). The front has the Jerusalem cross is debossed, and the spine has 6 raised ridges that separate the various sections. It has Holy Bible, New King James Version, the Jerusalem Cross, and Schuyler printed in gold.

The text-block is Smyth-sewn. It stays open on the first page with no trouble. It includes navy head and tail bands, three 5mm navy ribbons, and blue under gold art-gilt edges.

The text block size is 6.14″ x 9.1″ x 1.1″. The overall size is 6.6 x 9.75 x 1.3″. It weighs 2lbs, 7oz. This size is excellent for reading at a desk or in a chair, and for preaching. I even read in the car with no trouble. I take a Bible with me a sit in the car to read when we go to the store. I usually take a personal size Bible for this, but this thinner Quentel worked great. I had the NKJV PSQ with me, but I never felt the need to change to it.

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Paper

The paper is 28gsm Indopaque, which is a high-quality premium paper that’s extremely opaque for how thin it is. It’s white in color and has a coating. It has no glare under direct light. This makes the Quentel much thinner than the original. The paper in the original is easier to turn, but I had no trouble with this paper. This is excellent paper for reading.

It doesn’t include lined pages in the back for notes, but it does have several thick end-sheets to give it structure that can be used to write on. This is great for using the Quentel to teach or preach from, add your own thoughts, prayers, lists of events, etc. The red under gold art-gilt edges are nice and dark.

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Typography

The text is set to double-column, paragraph format with poetry in stanzas and letters indented. The header includes book names and chapter numbers in the outer margin and the page number in the inner margin. Translation footnotes are placed under the last verse in the inner or outer column. Cross-references are placed across the footer. The text in the header, chapter numbers, and pilot numbers for the references are printed in red. The cross-references are separate from the text by a red line.

The text is an 11-point Milo serif font with the words of Christ in red. The black and the red are medium to dark in darkness. They’re both noticeably darker than my original NKJV Quentel and are highly consistent throughout the Bible. This typeface is sharp and easy to read. It has around 7 words per line on average. The words have good spacing. It never feels cramped and it doesn’t have too much space to look awkward.

Even though it only has around 7 words per line, poetry looks amazing. This is difficult to do with a two-column layout and is one of the reasons I like single columns. The poetic lines are separated in natural places where the thoughts break, so nothing looks out of place. This is one of the strengths of 2K/Denmark as Bible text designers.

It’s printed with line-matching, meaning the lines on the front and back of the page line up to reduce the effect of show-through and make the text easier to read. The text doesn’t have a gray tint behind because the paper is opaque enough to reduce the show-through. It has a wide inner margin to keep the text out of the gutter. This helps keep the lines flat on the page.

Chapter numbers are in a red drop-cap. This makes the chapters stand out. Section headings are in all caps. They stand out from the text and are easy to use when scanning the page, but they’re also easy to ignore for reading. Old Testament quotes in the New Testament are placed in oblique type. This can look too similar to italics, but it does make them easy to spot. Letters and numbers key the text to the references and footnotes. They’re small enough to ignore while being large enough to use. The verse numbers are larger than the cross-reference and footnote keys and are much darker. I find them easy to ignore for reading, but they’re also easy to find when searching for verses. I had no trouble preaching from it.

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References

It includes 60,000 cross-references (I didn’t count them, though. I’m just taking their word for it). They’re printed in the standard Quentel tapered design where the lines get shorter as they go down the page in order to ground the page. The chapter and verse numbers printed in red so they’re easy to find. I had no trouble finding them quickly, but they’re not as easy to find as center-column (for me, anyway). These are excellent for study and sermon prep.

Here are some examples to help you compare:

• Genesis 1:1 – Ps 102:25; Is 40:21; Jn 1:1-3; Heb 1:10; Gen 2:4; Ps 8:3; 89:11; 90:2; Is 44:24; Acts 17:24; Rom 1:20; Heb 1:2; 11:3; Rev 4:11
• Deuteronomy 6:4 – Deut 4:35; Mark 12:29; John 17:3; 1 Cor 8:4, 6
• Isaiah 9:6 – Isa 7:14; Luke 2:11; John 1:45; Luke 2:7; John 3:16; 1 John 4:9; Matt 28:18; 1 Cor 15:25; Rev 12:5; Judg 13:18; Titus 2:13; Eph 2:14
• Matthew 17:20 – Mat 21:21, Mk 11:23, Lk 17:6, 1 Cor 12:9
• Mark 11:23 – Matt 17:20; 21:21; Luke 17:6
• Mark 12:29 – Deut 6:4, 5; Is 44:8; 45:22; 46:9; 1 Cor 8:6
• John 1:1 – Gen 1:1; Col 1:17; 1 John 1:1; John 1:14; Rev 19:13; John 17:5; 1 John 1:2; 5:20
• John 2:19 – Mat 26:61, 27:40, Mk 14:58, 15:29, Lk 24:46, Acts 6:14, 10:40, 1 Cor 15:4
• Acts 2:38 – Luke 24:47
• 1 John 1:1 – John 1:1; 1 John 2:13, 14; Luke 1:2; John 1:14; 2 Pet 1:16; Luke 24:39; John 2:27; John 1:1, 4, 14

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Footnotes

The standard NKJV footnotes are placed under the last verse in the outer column for most books. There are at least a couple that has them under the inner column. They provide detailed information about manuscript variances from the Nestle-Aland / United Bible Societies, Majority Text, Septuagint, Targum, Vulgate, and Syriac. They also have the literal renderings from Hebrew and Greek.

I’m glad they’re included because the NKJV has some of the best footnotes. I’ve always found them helpful for study. I like that they show the actual manuscript name and you can decide for yourself if they’re the best or not. I consider this one of the strengths of the NKJV.

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Concordance

The concordance 57 pages with three columns per page. I find it easy to use, but the font is noticeably small. The entries and verses are red. It has a lot of entries and is great for study and sermon prep.

Here are a few examples with the numbers of entries for each one:

• Christ – 13
• Christian – 1
• Christians – 1
• Christs – 1
• Faith – 40
• Faithful – 20
• Faithfulness – 5
• Faithless – 2
• God – 38
• Goddess – 2
• Godhead – 2
• Godliness – 4
• Godly – 3
• Gods – 5
• Praise – 25
• Praised – 4
• Praises – 2
• Praiseworthy – 1
• Praising – 3
• Pray – 14
• Prayed – 2
• Prayer – 16
• Prayers – 5

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Maps

It includes the 12 Schuyler maps and chart designed by Dr. Barry J. Beitzel. They’re printed on thick, non-glossy, paper. They’re printed in earth-tones and are beautifully drawn. This my personal favorite colors for maps. There are a few that span two pages, but they don’t have space between the page. This causes some of the map to be lost in the gutter. That’s the one thing I’d like to see changed.

They include cities, routes, distance, topography, areas of control (color-coded), capitals, cities of refuge, inheritance, battle sites, Scripture references, travels of Israel, kingdom territories, sites of royal inscriptions, dates, locations of events, locations where Paul wrote letters, lighthouse site, and more. It also includes a map index. I’m glad to see that they kept the index. This makes the maps much easier to use.

Maps include:

1. World of the Patriarchs
2. Israel’s Twelve Tribe Allotments
3. Route of the Exodus
4. Kingdom of Saul, David and Solomon
5. Divided Kingdom
   1. Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah (Chart)
6. Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
7. Persian and Greek Empires
8. Ministry of Jesus
9. Jerusalem and the Passion of the Christ
10. Apostles’ Early Ministry
11. Missionary Journeys of Paul
12. Roman Empire and Early Christianity

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Comparisons

Here’s how the thinner NKJV Quentel compares with the original edition, the NKJV Personal Size Quentel, and the Thomas Nelson Premier Collection Large Print Thinline NKJV.

Schuyler NKJV Personal Size Quentel

The NKJV PSQ has the same pagination as the regular edition. Its calfskin leather has the same smooth grain. The paper is the same, 28gsm Inopaque. This one doesn’t include a concordance or map index, but it has several pages for notes. The personal size is a great companion to the larger edition.

Schuyler NKJV Quentel

The pagination and font size between the original Schuyler NKJV Quentel and the new thinner edition is exactly the same. The original size has thicker paper (36gsm vs 28gsm), but the opacity is about the same. The font is lighter than the thinner edition. Also, with the wider spine, the text bends further into the gutter. It’s 9oz’s heavier at 3lbs vs 2lbs, 7oz.

Thomas Nelson Premier Collection NKJV Large Print Thinline Reference Bible

The Thomas Nelson Premier Collection NKJV Large Print Thinline Reference Bible has about the same footprint, but it’s slightly thinner and lighter. It has 36gsm paper, but not as high a quality as the Quentel. The font is noticeably smaller at what looks close to 10 point when compared to the Quentel’s 11 point. The text is also tighter, with more words per line and less space between the lines.

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Conclusion

The thinner edition of the NKJV Quentel is an excellent Bible. I’ve always loved the design, paper, and print of the Quentel. The double-column design is great for reading, study, and preaching. The darker text is a welcome improvement. The verse numbers are easy to find at a glance. The 60,000 cross-references stay out of the way when you don’t need them, but they’re easy to use when you do need them. The concordance and maps add to the usability as a reference edition. The navy blue calfskin looks nice and I’m personally drawn to the stiffer cover. I find them easier to handle and I find that they stay open flatter on page one.

The thinner size makes it easier to use unless you only need to use it on a table, desk, or pulpit. It’s only 9oz lighter, but I’m more drawn to the thinner spine. Fortunately, it isn’t too thin to feel comfortable holding it. I had no trouble reading from it or turning the pages, although I do notice the difference in paper thickness when turning the pages. I think the Indopaque would be great for highlighting, but the 36gsm seems to be a better option for marking. The show-through seems to be the same as the regular edition even though the paper is slightly brighter in color.

The new NKJV Quentel is an easy Bible to recommend. It’s designed and made well. It’s a great choice for carrying, reading, Bible study, teaching, and preaching. The NKJV Quentel is still one of my favorite NKJV’s, and this one has the potential to become my most-used Bible.

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Schuyler’s popular Canterbury KJV is now available in a wide margin edition. It’s set in a 9.5 font that follows the same pagination as the regular size and the personal size Canterbury’s, but without the syllabic pronunciation marks. It has red-letter and wide margins on all four sides of the text. It includes a writable 38gsm paper. It’s available in black calfskin with a paste-down liner, and in leather-lined goatskin in several colors: Black, Antique Marble Brown, Imperial Blue, Slate, Dark Green, Firebrick Red. It’s also available in black calfskin. I’m reviewing Slate, made in the Netherlands by Royal Jongbloed.

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1. Video Review
2. Cover and Binding
3. Paper
4. Typography
5. Wide Margins
6. References
7. Concordance
8. Maps
9. Front Matter
10. Comparisons
11. Conclusion

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Cover and Binding

The cover is a natural grain goatskin. The Slate is an interesting color. It actually has a range of colors that mix to create a lot of visual texture. It has perimeter stitching and a yapp (overhang to protect the page-edges). The Jerusalem Cross is dry stamped onto the front. The spine has HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION, and the Schuyler logo printed in silver. It has 6 raised ribs.

The liner is red calf split. It looks like cherry red. I love this color. It’s edge-lined and the inner liner is also red. It has a silver gilt-line that runs around the inside perimeter.

The trim size (size of the text-block) is 6.8″ x 9.4″ x 1.75″. The overall size is 7.4 x 10.4 x 2″. The yapp does bend a little to be smaller. This is the size with it bent in a touch. It weighs 3 lbs, 11.2 oz. This makes it the size of a large study Bible, which is perfect for study, preaching, teaching, group study, etc. It has 3 3/8″ red ribbons. They look great against the red under silver page edges.

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Paper

The paper is 38gsm Thinopaque from Finland. This paper was chosen specifically for writing, marking, and highlighting. It has an eggshell color, or a slight cream, and is a joy to read from and write in. There is no glare under direct light. The paper’s texture is slightly rough (it has a ‘tooth’ that’s made for writing). I find the pages to be extra-easy to grab and turn. The opacity is about the same as the regular Canterbury. The show-though is mostly noticeable when there isn’t something printed on both sides of the page. The art-gilt is red under silver. To my eye the font and paper have the perfect contrast. It’s comfortable to read for long periods of time.

Paper in the Back

There are lots of pages in the back for notes. It has 10 blank pages made with the same 38gsm paper. These pages have no markings of any kind. It also has 32 pages thick ruled notebook paper for even more extensive notes.

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Typography

The text is presented in a double-column verse-by-verse format with a decorative drop-cap for each chapter. Psalms are set in a single column.  The header includes the page numbers in the inner margin, and the book name and chapter numbers in the outer margin. Cross-references are placed in a single column in the footer and are separated from the text with a line. All highlights, including verse numbers and drop-caps, are in red. Section headings are in black.

The font is 9.5-point Milo. It has a good amount of line-spacing, to help with reading and underlining. This is a red-letter edition. The red is dark like I prefer. This is some of the best red-letter I’ve seen. Both the black and the red are consistent throughout.

It’s printed with line-matching so the lines on both sides of the page are printed in the same place on the page. The red verse numbers stand out, making them easy to see when looking for them and easy to ignore when reading. It includes pilcrows for paragraph markers, but the section headings also help break up the text into paragraphs. They’re printed in all-caps and stand out, making them easy to see.

The columns have around 6-8 words. The words are spaced apart comfortably without any words too close together or too much space between them. It has italics for supplied words. The pronunciation marks in the regular size and personal size Canterbury’s have been removed, creating a cleaner text. Books start on a new page, which can be used for notes if you want.

References are keyed to the text with letters. The letters are small enough to be easy to ignore but still readable at the same time. I like that cross-references are placed in the footer because the text doesn’t have to share horizontal space with references, allowing for a larger font and a cleaner design. The ornamental drop-caps are LTC Goudy Initials fonts. They’re printed in red and include designs such as flowers, leaves, and vines. Most take 5 lines. Psalms take 4 lines.

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Wide Margins

Of course, the real purpose of this Bible is the wide margins. Here are the margin measurements:

• Outer Margin: 1.37″ (35 mm)
• Inner Margin 1.29″ (33 mm)
• Top Margin: 0.95″ (25 mm)
• Bottom Margin: 1.22″ (31 mm)

The inner margin is a little more difficult to use. I’d like to see these measurements reversed to make the inner margin easier to write it. The margins are wide enough for references, definitions, outlines, notes, etc. I haven’t written in it because I haven’t decided how I want to use it yet. I’m leaning toward a legacy Bible or a preaching Bible. I might try a combination of both.

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References

It has 55,000 cross-references placed horizontally across the footer. They taper toward the bottom of the page. This grounds the page and looks elegant. They’re keyed to the text with letters. The pilot chapter and verse numbers are printed in red.

Here are a few verses with their references to help you compare:

• Genesis 1:1 – Jn 1:12; Heb 1:10; Ps 8:3; 33:6; 89:11-12; 102:25; 136:5; 146:6; Isa 44:24; Jer 10:12; 51:15; Zech 12:1; Acts 14:15; 17:24; Col 1:16-17; Heb 11:3; Rev 4:11; 10:6
• Exodus 20:3 – Deut 5:7; 6:14; 2 Kings 17:35; Jer 25:6; 33:15
• Deuteronomy 6:4 – Isa 42:8; Mark 12:29, 32; John 17:3; 1 Cor 8:4, 6
• Isaiah 9:6 – ch 7:14; Luke 2:11; John 3:16; Matt 28:18; 1 Cor 15:25; Judg 13:18; Titus 2:13; Eph 2:14
• Matthew 17:20 – ch 21:21; Mark 11:23; Luke 17:6; 1 Cor 12:9; 13:2
• Mark 11:23 – Matt 17:20; 21:21; Luke 17:6
• Mark 12:29 – Duet 6:4; Luke 10:27
• John 1:1 – Prov 8:22-23, etc; Col 1:17; 1 Jn 1:1; Rev 1:2; 19:13; ch 17:5; Prov 8:30; 1 Jn 1:2; Php 2:6; 1 Jn 5:7
• Acts 2:38 – ch 3:19; Lk 24:47
• 1 John 1:1 – ch 2:13; Jn 1:1; ch 4:14; Jn 1:14; 2 Pet 1:16; Lk 24:39; Jn 20:27

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Glossary

It has a 9-page glossary of words that have changed in meaning or are no longer in use. I’m glad to see this included because we don’t always realize that a word has changed meaning and it’s not always easy to know that from the context. I plan to write them on the pages with the words, or at the very least mark the words so I know to check the glossary.

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Concordance

The concordance is 43 pages with 3 columns per page. The entries are in red. It includes biographies of key people with references for key events in their lives.

This is a good concordance for study, but the print will be too small for some. They’ve included the wide margins in the concordance, which reduced the size of the already small font in the regular edition. Anyone that needs large print will have trouble using this concordance. I’d guess the entries at 4-point and the text with references at 3-point, but they could be smaller than that. Even with my bifocals, I have trouble seeing the text. I’d like to see them remove or reduce the wide margins from the concordance and produce it with a larger font in the way Cambridge does with their Pitt Minion-based wide margin Bibles.

Here are a few example entries with the number of references for each one to help you compare:

• Christ – 6
• Christian – 3
• Faith (see also Faithful, Faithless) – 40
• Faithful – 26
• Faithless – 2
• God (see also Gods) – 40
• Godhead – 2
• Godliness – 5
• Godly – 4
• Gods – 7
• Praise – 7
• Pray (see also Prayer) – 17
• Prayer – 12

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Maps

It has 12 maps printed on thick paper. They are colorful and look elegant. These are my all-time favorite colors for maps. They’re annotated well and include borders, cities, distance, topography, Scripture references, places of worship, capitals, water, roads, canals, seaports, ancient inscription sites, events of Jesus’ life, Apostles’ ministries, places of writings, etc.

It also has a 3-page index to maps.

Here’s the list of maps (and one chart):

1. World of the Patriarchs
2. Israel’s Twelve Tribe Allotments
3. Route of the Exodus
4. Kingdom of Saul, David and Solomon
5. Divided Kingdom
   1. Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah (Chart)
6. Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
7. Persian and Greek Empires
8. Ministry of Jesus
9. Jerusalem and the Passion of the Christ
10. Apostles’ Early Ministry
11. Missionary Journeys of Paul
12. Roman Empire and Early Christianity

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Front Matter

In the front, we find the presentation/family pages the, Epistle Dedicatory, and the Translators to the Reader.

The presentation and family pages include the presentation page, marriages, births, and deaths. They’re printed with a floral graphic in dark red that frames the page.

The Translators to the Reader is an important document and I’m glad to see it’s included.

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Comparisons

Here’s how the Wide Margin Canterbury compares with the regular edition, personal size, and the Cambridge Wide Margin Concord.

Canterbury

The full-size Canterbury is a larger print Bible in 11-point. It’s black-letter and includes pronunciation marks. It has 36gsm paper. It’s a great choice for reading, study, and preaching.

Personal Size Canterbury

The Personal Size Canterbury is a carry sized edition that’s great for travel and visitations. It has 28gsm paper, pronunciation marks, and is red-letter. It doesn’t include the concordance.

Concord Wide Margin

The Wide Margin Concord is slightly smaller. It has a smaller font, but the font is darker. Both have the same paper (but I’ve heard the newer Concords have 40gsm). Both have a glossary, concordance, maps, and note pages. The Concord has the translator’s footnotes, while the Canterbury has section headings.

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Conclusion

The Wide Margin Canterbury is a well-made Bible. The print is larger than most wide margin reference editions and it’s the only wide margin KJV designed with line-matching. A few others do match here and there, but they weren’t purposely designed with it. The 2K/Denmark design is elegant and draws me in. I find the font size to be easy to read and preach from.

I love almost everything about the Wide Margin Canterbury. My one complaint is the size of the font in the concordance. If I could change one thing, I’d remove the wide margins in the concordance and make it the same font size as the regular edition. It is a large Bible, but being a wide margin reference edition on 38gsm paper that’s to be expected.

The Slate goatskin looks interesting. I’d buy it again. I love the red liner (even more than I expected to). Construction and materials are the highest quality available, which is no surprise considering it was built by Royal Jongboed in the Netherlands. The paper was made for writing, making this an ideal Bible for personal study, teaching, preaching, and creating a legacy Bible. If you’re interested in a high quality and well-designed wide margin KJV, the Wide Margin Canterbury is a great choice.

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The Schuyler Treveris, named for the British printer Peter Treveris from the 1400-1500’s, is a new Bible that was designed primarily to be a reader. It’s clear of all the human intervention and clutter than gets in the way of reading. They also wanted it to work for study and following along with others, so they placed the verse numbers in the margin on the line where the verse starts. The result is an interesting hybrid that works well for both. It’s meant to be a companion to the Quentel series and will most likely be available in several translations. The first translation, to my personal delight, is the King James Version. The Treveris is available in several colors of goatskin and calfskin. I’m reviewing the Marbled Mahogany Calfskin, made in the Netherlands.

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1. Video Review
2. Cover and Binding
3. Paper
4. Typography
5. Concordance
6. Maps
7. Comparisons
8. Conclusion

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Cover and Binding

The cover is natural grain calfskin in marbled mahogany. I love this grain and color. The grain is smoothish with enough bumpiness to to feel elegant to the touch. It has a lot of color-texture within the brown. It’s thick and feels durable. It has a generous yapp with stitching around the perimeter. The front includes the Jerusalem Cross debossed into the cover.

The spine includes 6 raised ribs and has HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION, the Jerusalem cross, and Schuyler printed in gold.

The liner is edge-lined leather. A gold gilt-line decorates the liner. The block is Smyth sewn and it has no trouble staying open to any page.

It has 3 ribbons: 2 brown and 1 gold. They’re long enough to pull to the outer corner and open the Bible easily. The trim size is 5.5″ x 8.5″ x 1.1″. The overall size is 5.75 x 9 x 1.25″. It weighs 2 lbs, 1.4 oz.

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Paper

The paper is Indopaque. This is a 28gsm premium paper from France. It’s off-white in color. It’s highly opaque, but the darkness of the font does show-through more than most Bibles with this paper. I prefer the darkness of this font, so I’ll take the trade. The paper is easy to turn. It has no glare under direct light.

Here’s a look at the Epistle Dedicatory and Translators to the Reader. I’m glad to see this is included.

It includes several thick presentation and family pages in the front.

In the back are 12 pages for notes. The page edges are art-gilt with red under gold.

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Typography

The text is presented in a single-column paragraph setting with poetry and quotations set to verse. Chapters start with decorative drop-cap. The header includes a page summary in the inner column and the book name and chapter numbers in the outer column. The footer includes the page number in the outer column. The drop-caps, header, and footer are printed in a deep red.

The font is 10-point red-letter for the words of Christ through Revelation. The font is large and dark. The red is also dark. Both are consistent throughout the Bible. The text is line-matched, meaning that the lines are printed in the same location on both sides of the page to improve readability. It has 45 lines per page. Most lines have between 12-14 words.

Chapter numbers and verse numbers are moved to the left margin. Chapter numbers are larger than verse numbers (about the same size as the text) and they’re printed in red. The verse numbers are printed in black.

It has a decorative drop-cap for the beginning of each chapter and italics for supplied words. The ornamental drop-caps are LTC Goudy Initials fonts. They’re printed in red and include designs such as flowers, leaves, and vines. Most take 4 lines. Psalms take 3 lines. Following the standard KJV verse-by-verse format, the first word of each verse has a capital letter, even if it continues a sentence. These are the only distractions within the text.

The capital letters make the verses easy to locate. I actually find them easier to locate than a standard paragraph edition that has small verse numbers that are meant to blend in, like the Clarion or Legacy. With this design, I just look down the side of the page until I find the verse number I want and then scan the line until I find a capital letter. It’s really that easy. It doesn’t take much more time than a standard v-b-v setting, and I’d much rather read this setting than a v-b-v. Poetry is even easier. The KJV’s capital letters are usually something I’ve thought of as a fault, but they’re an advantage in this case.

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Concordance

The concordance is 63 pages with 3 columns per page. The entries are in black and the references are in red. It includes biographies of key people and includes references for the key events in their lives. This is an excellent concordance for study and sermon prep, which is especially helpful considering this Bible doesn’t include references or translator’s footnotes. It’s the same concordance as the Canterbury, but they’ve increased the font size to make it more usable. I find it a lot easier to use.

Here are a few example entries with the number of references for each one to help you compare:

• Christ – 6
• Christian – 3
• Faith (see also Faithful, Faithless) – 40
• Faithful – 26
• Faithless – 2
• God (see also Gods) – 40
• Godhead – 2
• Godliness – 5
• Godly – 4
• Gods – 7
• Praise – 7
• Pray (see also Prayer) – 17
• Prayer – 12

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Maps

It has 12 maps printed on thick non-glossy paper. The maps are colorful and look elegant and I’m grateful they included them. One of my habits is to look up locations when reading so I can have a better idea of the terrain and distances. The maps are annotated well and include borders, cities, distance, topography, Scripture references, places of worship, capitals, water, roads, canals, seaports, ancient inscription sites, events of Jesus’ life, Apostles’ ministries, places of writings, etc. It also has a 3-page index to maps, which is another tool I’m always grateful to see included.

Here’s the list of maps (and one chart):

1. World of the Patriarchs
2. Israel’s Twelve Tribe Allotments
3. Route of the Exodus
4. Kingdom of Saul, David and Solomon
5. Divided Kingdom
   1. Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah (Chart)
6. Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
7. Persian and Greek Empires
8. Ministry of Jesus
9. Jerusalem and the Passion of the Christ
10. Apostles’ Early Ministry
11. Missionary Journeys of Paul
12. Roman Empire and Early Christianity

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Comparisons

Here’s a look at how the Treveris compares with several popular Bibles. I’ve lined them up so the bottom of the text-blocks are matched. The yapp makes the Treveris look larger than it is.

Canterbury

The Canterbury is Schuyler’s large print KJV. It’s one of the most elegant KJV’s on the market and makes a great companion to the Treveris. It’s a larger Bible with larger print, 55,000 cross-references, a glossary, and the same concordance and maps. It’s ideal for preaching and study.

Personal Size Canterbury

The Personal Size Canterbury is an excellent companion to the Treveris. It has references, a glossary, and the same maps as the Treveris. Its format that’s ideal for preaching or following along with others. The size is excellent for carrying. It has the same paper.

Clarion

The Clarion is a paragraph KJV with poetry set to stanzas. has 42 lines per page vs the Treveris’ 45 lines. It has a much smaller print. The text-block is shorter and thicker. The goatskin edition has the same 28gsm paper. It has 45,000 references, a reader’s companion (dictionary/concordance). and maps.

New Cambridge Paragraph Bible Personal Size

The Personal Size New Cambridge Paragraph Bible is the next best paragraph layout for the KJV. It doesn’t include any poetic settings after Luke 2. The text-block is about the same size, but the font is a lot smaller. It has the translator’s footnotes and the translator’s to the reader, but no other tools.

Concord

The size of the Concord was part of the inspiration for the size of the Treveris. This is my favorite size for an all-around Bible. It’s large enough to use for preaching and study, but not too large to carry. If I had to choose just one Bible to use for everything, it would probably be this size. Of course, their designs are completely different, but I wanted to show how they compare in size. The Concord is slightly smaller and its font is noticeably smaller. It’s the only Bible in this comparison with a darker font.

ESV Reader’s Bible

The ESV Reader’s Bible removes all of the verse numbers and section headings to make the text more readable. It does identify the chapter number in the margin. The font is a lot smaller. It has a nice layout for reading, but it’s difficult to use it for anything else.

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Conclusion

The Treveris is an amazing Bible. As expected, the materials and construction are as high-quality as it gets. The design is where it really shines. It does remove a lot of the roadblocks that hinder readability, but it’s also useful for following along with others and with reading plans. The verse numbers in the margin are easy to ignore, but they’re also easy to use when you want them. The Treveris doesn’t feel like one of those specialty Bibles that you can’t use for more than one thing.

This layout is what I’ve wanted for years for the KJV. The KJV has mostly stuck with a setting that’s based on man’s verse divisions rather than the context of Scripture. All modern translations are produced in a readable format, but the oldest and most poetic translation that’s widely available usually has the least poetic and least readable layout. The typical KJV is designed for preaching, not reading. The few that do have a paragraph layout, and even a poetic setting, do not include poetry past Luke chapter 2. Other paragraph KJVs have poetry in paragraphs. The Treveris is the most readable and most poetic layout for the KJV available.

It was slightly more difficult to preach from, but not for the reason I expected. I knew the beginning of a verse would be easy to spot. I expected that the width of the column could make it difficult to find the start of the next line. It wasn’t as difficult as I expected. What I didn’t expect is it was a touch difficult to find the end of a verse to know where to stop. Some verses cover more than one sentence, so I couldn’t just stop at the first capital letter I came to. I’d have to scan the line to make sure. Sometimes this meant looking back at the margin to see if it had a verse number and then finding my place again. This only took a couple of seconds and wouldn’t be a problem if I was more used to this Bible. My intent is to either read or study from the Bible I present with, so I’d be more familiar with the text as it’s presented in that Bible. I liked preaching from this enough to keep using it.

I think this type of layout is more useful than a reading edition that has everything removed. Those layouts are great for reading, but they’re not useful for much of anything else. I’ve never used one for study, preaching, or following along in a group setting. They can even be difficult to use with a reading plan that’s not custom made for that specific Bible. The Treveris works for all of these.

I would like to see the glossary from the Canterbury added to the back. That would make it better for reading in my opinion. I plan to write detailed word studies on the paper in the back and then maybe write short definitions at the bottom of the pages or make a mark in the margin so I’ll know to look in the back for words that are archaic or have changed in meaning.

I love the Schuyler Treveris. This is the kind of Bible that draws me to it and I want to carry it everywhere. If you’re interested in a Bible that focuses on reading but usable for following along, has a large dark font, and is great for carry, I think you’d love the Treveris. I recommend it without reservation. My gratitude goes to Schuyler for this exceptional design.

For more information about the Treveris design, read my interview with Sky Cline.

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The regular size Canterbury was Schuyler’s first originally designed KJV. It has been around for several years and it’s still one of their most popular Bibles. It has a few features that set it apart from most KJV’s – ornamental drop-caps and verse numbers in red. The original Canterbury had 36gsm paper, making it about the thickness of a standard-sized study Bible. It’s now produced in a thinner, but more expensive, 28gsm Indopaque paper from France.

It’s available in several colors of goatskin and in black calfskin, including a black goatskin in full yapp, which is the edition that I’m reviewing. It comes in a specially designed clamshell box with the Canterbury Cathedral on the front. Like all Bibles from Schuyler, it’s made in the Netherlands by Royal Jongbloed and typeset by 2K/Denmark.

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1. Video Review
2. Cover and Binding
3. Paper
4. Typography
5. References
6. Glossary
7. Concordance
8. Maps
9. Front Matter
10. Comparisons
11. Conclusion

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Cover and Binding

The cover is a natural grain black goatskin. It has perimeter stitching and a full yapp (overhang to protect the page-edges), which is an unusual combination. The Jerusalem Cross is dry stamped onto the front. It also has a decorative line stamped into the front and back around the perimeter. The spine has HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION, and the Schuyler logo printed in gold. It has 6 raised ribs. This leather feels thick and elegant. It’s floppy, but not so floppy that I find it difficult to handle.

The yapp on the side touches. The yapp at the top and bottom almost touch.

The liner is red calf split leather. It looks like cherry red. I love this color and color-combination. It works perfectly with the black goatskin, red ribbons, and red under gold art-gilt edges. It’s edge-lined with an inner liner that’s the same red. It has a gold gilt-line that runs around the inside perimeter that gives it a finished look and makes it pop. This is the type of finishing touches that I like.

The overall size of the cover with the yapp touching is 6 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 1 3/8″. It weighs 2 lbs, 7.6 oz. It doesn’t feel like a large Bible. It’s almost exactly the same size as the Cambridge Turquoise, which is ideal for carry if you need a larger print reference edition. It has 3 3/8″ red ribbons. They look great against the red under gold page edges.

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Paper

The paper is 28gsm Indopaque. It’s smooth to the touch and has a slight cream color with no glare under direct light. It’s highly opaque and the color is great for reading. I had no issues with the pages being too smooth or too thin to turn. The paper is noticeably thinner than the previous edition, but the opacity is about the same. This is an excellent paper to help keep this Bible thin. It makes the Canterbury much easier to handle if you carry around larger Bibles. The art-gilt is red under gold.

It has 11 lined pages in the back for notes. The pages have the same paper as the rest of the text. I haven’t tried writing on the pages yet, but I’m curious how well it would work for sermon outlines, references, word-studies, and ministry notes.

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Typography

The text is presented in a double-column verse-by-verse format with Psalms in a single column setting. The header places the page numbers in the inner margin and the book name and chapter numbers in the outer margin. Cross-references are placed in the footer. Chapter numbers, drop-caps, verse numbers, pilcrows, header text, the footer line, and chapter and verse numbers in the footer are all printed in a bold red.

The font is 11-point Milo with a more than average space between the lines. This is a red-letter edition. Both the black and red are dark and consistent throughout the text. It’s printed with line-matching, meaning the lines on both sides of the page are printing in the place front and back. This greatly improves readability The paper is opaque enough that the text doesn’t appear gray because of the text behind it.

It has around 8 words per line. Words never feel cramped. It has italics for supplied words. Unlike the previous edition, this one follows the wide margin Canterbury and does not include self-pronouncing marks. The inner margin is wide enough to bring the text out of the gutter, so the text never gets lost in the bend. This is even more noticeable in this edition because of the thinner spine.

Psalms is set in a single column layout. The poetic lines are separated for a more poetic flow.

The ornamental drop-caps are created with LTC Goudy Initials fonts. They take five lines everywhere except for Psalms, which takes 4. Cross-references are keyed with letters. I find them large enough to use, but I can also ignore them easily. For preaching, I don’t pause when reading because of awkward spacing, as I do in many reference editions.

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References

The Canterbury has 55,000 cross-references. They’re placed in the footer horizontally across the page and separated from the text by a line. They’re keyed to the text with letters and include the chapter and verse numbers in red. They taper toward the bottom of the page to ground the page.

Here are a few verses with their references to help you compare:

• Genesis 1:1 – Jn 1:12; Heb 1:10; Ps 8:3; 33:6; 89:11-12; 102:25; 136:5; 146:6; Isa 44:24; Jer 10:12; 51:15; Zech 12:1; Acts 14:15; 17:24; Col 1:16-17; Heb 11:3; Rev 4:11; 10:6
• Deuteronomy 6:4 – Isa 42:8; Mark 12:29, 32; John 17:3; 1 Cor 8:4, 6
• Isaiah 9:6 – ch 7:14; Luke 2:11; John 3:16; Matt 28:18; 1 Cor 15:25; Judg 13:18; Titus 2:13; Eph 2:14
• Mark 12:29 – Duet 6:4; Luke 10:27
• John 1:1 – Prov 8:22-23, etc; Col 1:17; 1 Jn 1:1; Rev 1:2; 19:13; ch 17:5; Prov 8:30; 1 Jn 1:2; Php 2:6; 1 Jn 5:7
• John 3:16 – Rom 5:8; 1 Jn 4:9
• Acts 2:38 – ch 3:19; Lk 24:47
• 1 John 1:1 – ch 2:13; Jn 1:1; ch 4:14; Jn 1:14; 2 Pet 1:16; Lk 24:39; Jn 20:27

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Glossary

It includes the 9-page King’s English Glossary from Holman Publishers. This glossary covers words that have changed meaning or are no longer in use. Some of them include references where you can see it in context. I’m glad this is included and it should be included in more KJV’s. We don’t always realize that some words have changed in meaning and it’s not always easy to pick up on that from the context. I highly recommend reading through it since the text doesn’t alert you to the words.

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Concordance

The concordance is 43 pages with 3 columns per page. The entries are in red. It includes biographies of key people with references for key events in their lives, making this a good concordance for study and sermon prep. The print is small, though, so it might be difficult to read if you need a larger print.

Here are a few example entries with the number of references for each one to help you compare:

• Christ – 6
• Christian – 3
• Faith (see also Faithful, Faithless) – 40
• Faithful – 26
• Faithless – 2
• God (see also Gods) – 40
• Godhead – 2
• Godliness – 5
• Godly – 4
• Gods – 7
• Praise – 7
• Pray (see also Prayer) – 17
• Prayer – 12

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Maps

It has 12 maps printed on thick paper. They are colorful and are amazing to look at. These are my favorite colors for maps. They’re annotated well and they’re easy to follow. Several of the maps take two pages. These maps do not include space in the gutter, making them difficult to read where the two pages meet.

Maps include borders, cities, distance, topography, Scripture references, places of worship, capitals, water, roads, canals, seaports, ancient inscription sites, events of Jesus’ life, Apostles’ ministries, places of writings, etc. It also includes a 3-page index to maps, making them even easier to use.

Here’s the list of maps (and one chart):

1. World of the Patriarchs
2. Israel’s Twelve Tribe Allotments
3. Route of the Exodus
4. Kingdom of Saul, David and Solomon
5. Divided Kingdom
   1. Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah (Chart)
6. Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
7. Persian and Greek Empires
8. Ministry of Jesus
9. Jerusalem and the Passion of the Christ
10. Apostles’ Early Ministry
11. Missionary Journeys of Paul
12. Roman Empire and Early Christianity

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Front Matter

In the front, we find the presentation/family pages the, Epistle Dedicatory, and the Translators to the Reader. The presentation and family pages include the presentation page, marriages, births, and deaths. They’re printed with a floral graphic in dark red that frames the page.

The Translators to the Reader is an important document for the King James Version and I’m glad to see it’s still included.

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Comparisons

Here’s a look at how the newer and thinner Canterbury compares to a few other large print reference KJV’s.

Original Canterbury

The original Canterbury has 36gsm paper with a creamier color. The amount of difference of the contrast is noticeable when the two are side-by-side. The new Canterbury is on the left and appears darker. The amount of show-through is about the same. The 28gsm might have a touch more show-through, but I can only tell that if they’re sitting next to each other. The difference is understandable when you reduce the paper by 8gsm, and it’s a good trade to get a thinner and lighter Bible. The thinner paper of the newer edition makes it around 9 oz lighter and 1/4″ thinner. The art-gilt is also darker. The original includes self-pronouncing marks for names. It’s black letter.

Cambridge Turquoise

The Cambridge Turquoise has the same paper and almost the same dimensions. It has an 11-point font, a center-column reference system with fewer references, self-pronouncing marks, and no section headings, but it does include the translator’s footnotes. It’s a reprint of a setting from the 1920s, so we have the old hot metal press vs the digital fonts of the Canterbury. Both are red-letter. It’s also printed by Royal Jongbloed.

Thomas Nelson KJV Giant Print Reference Bible Premier Collection

Thomas Nelson’s KJV Giant Print Reference Bible is a 12-point font with 72,000 center-column references, translator’s footnotes, book summaries, self pronouncing marks, red highlights, and a glossary on the page. It has 36gsm European paper. The Comfort Print font was designed by 2K/Denmark. It’s black-letter. It’s printed in China.

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Conclusion

The new version of the Schuyler Canterbury is an excellent edition of the Canterbury. The French-milled Indopaque paper is a great choice for bringing down the weight and thickness of the Bible without sacrificing quality, and I prefer the contrast that it has with the font to the original.

The full yapp doesn’t make the Bible feel larger like I first expected. The font size is great for reading and preaching. The overall size is great for carry without feeling like you’re carrying a study Bible. I still find the concordance font to be too small for most of the older crowd, but it is useful for study and sermon prep.

This is one of those Bibles that draws me to it and keeps me reading. I rarely carry a large Bible, but I enjoy carrying this one. If you’re interested in a high-quality large print reference KJV, I highly recommend the latest edition of the Schuyler Canterbury.

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