Coming Soon: Deluxe Compact TruTone Bibles
The ESV Deluxe Compact TruTone Bible will be available in four styles later this spring. The Bible is similar to the current Compact TruTone Bibles but features:
- A larger font (6.55 points vs. 6.2 points for the existing Compact TruTone)
- A different font (Lexicon No. 1 vs. Berkeley)
- A slightly larger physical size (3.875″ × 6″ vs. 3.75″ × 5.75″)
- A layout designed specifically for this page size
- The words of Christ in black (vs. the words of Christ in red)
Here’s what the inside looks like (also see PDF sample pages):
For the font geeks out there, AIGA gives some background on the Lexicon font:
Originally designed for use in a Dutch dictionary, Lexicon by Bram de Does was the first comprehensive text type family. It consists of two main branches: Lexicon No. 1 (short ascenders and descenders) and Lexicon No. 2 (normal ascenders and descenders) each with twelve variants (six roman and six italic weights) that themselves have five sub-variants (old style figures, tabular old style figures, tabular lining figures, expert set—small capitals and tabular old style figures, and a pi font with superior and inferior figures and special diacritics). The concept of variable ascender and descender length had previously been explored by de Does in Trinité (1982), a photocomposition face.
Finally, here’s what the marketing folks would like you to know:
The ESV Deluxe Compact Bible takes the features that have earned the ESV Compact Bible such popularity and enhances them for even more user-friendliness.
The ESV Deluxe Compact Bible’s slightly larger trim size, larger font, and double-column format allow it to retain its classic portability while improving its readability. This Bible—with its four distinct TruTone® cover designs and color choices—will be a favorite of all who like to take God’s Word wherever they go: from daily commuters to faithful students, world travelers to busy moms.
Features
- Size: 3.875″ x 6″
- 6.55-point type
- 1,184 pages
- Black letter text
- Concordance
- Introductions to each book
- Double-column format
- Ribbon marker
- Presentation page
Update: The Deluxe Compact TruTone Bible has a sewn binding, not glued.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:39 am
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February 19th, 2008 at 7:39 am
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February 20th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Finally, a larger ESV compact is coming out. I think they must have heard from the eyesight-compromised among us, which is virtually the whole world because the ESV compact is so tiny in font.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:41 am
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March 6th, 2008 at 7:39 am
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