KJV Bible Schuyler Treveris Calfskin Leather Schuyler Treveris KJV, Marbled Mahogany Calfskin Bible
Very Good Condition Used KJV Bible that has been read through and is in very good condition. Clean Presentation page. Small scratches on the back cover of this awesome soft calfskin leather along with one stitch out on the perimeter stitching - see photos below on both.
Tiny markings on gold gilding sides and small creases to the bottom of pages from ribbons. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, no underlining of text seen, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins, no writing on presentation pages, no missing pages. Few page creases and corner folds as typical of a used KJV Bible. Protective gift box has done its job in protecting Bible but has a few small rips - see photo.
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EVANGELICAL BIBLE INFORMATION:
The Treveris is a unique new typesetting from Schuyler that seeks to give the Bible reader a format that is free of human commentary, i.e. without subheadings, references, etc., but at the same time remains practical for Bible study. The text itself is free from callers, subheadings, and numbers, but verse and chapter designations are available in the margins, with subheadings in the header.
Features:
Generous Yapp Brown Mahogany Marbled Calfskin Leather Cover with Calfskin Liner & Ribbons
See a PDF sampler of the text here
Trim Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″ x ~1.1″ (140mm x 215mm x ~28mm)
28 GSM Paper
Font: 10 pt.
Single Column Paragraph format
Single Column, Verse-by-Verse format for Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, Poetry, and Quotations
Ornamental Drop Caps
Red letter
Italics for supplied words
Epistle Dedicatory & Translators to the Readers
Presentation and family record pages
Concordance
Line Matching to avoid “see through”
Art Gilt Edging
Schuyler Bible Maps
BIBLE BUYING GUIDE DOT COM REVIEW INFO:
The cover is natural grain calfskin in marbled mahogany. 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.
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.
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. The paper is easy to turn. It has no glare under direct light.
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 12 maps printed on thick non-glossy paper. The maps are colorful and look elegant. 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.
Here’s the list of maps (and one chart):
World of the Patriarchs
Israel’s Twelve Tribe Allotments
Route of the Exodus
Kingdom of Saul, David and Solomon
Divided Kingdom
Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah (Chart)
Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
Persian and Greek Empires
Ministry of Jesus
Jerusalem and the Passion of the Christ
Apostles’ Early Ministry
Missionary Journeys of Paul
Roman Empire and Early Christianity