A review of Hendrickson's facsimile of the 1560 (original) Geneva Bible. ISBN 978-1-59856-213-2, 9781598562132. This book features thick, cream-colored paper; a Smyth sewn binding; and a sixteenth century typeface. It is available at various online retailers, such as Christian Book Distributors (www.christianbook.com/1560-ed... ).
Contents
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Paste-down construction, corners, liner
01:51 Paper qualities
02:35 Bible dimensions
04:00 Title page, copyright page, preface, introduction
04:41 Historical background
05:08 Originals for this facsimile
05:58 The original title page, contents, and epistle to Queen Elizabeth I
06:40 The 1560 Geneva Bible includes the Apocrypha
07:11 A quick look at the New Testament
07:35 The tables in the back, and a chronology
08:24 Geneva Bible innovations
08:59 Page layout
10:20 Font size
11:37 Some features (e.g., the thorn, the u for v, the long s, I for J, ~ for omissions)
14:11 Print non-uniformity (fading)
15:00 Font comparisons
17:09 The paper is not shiny and thick
17:36 King James's basic complaint against the Geneva Bible
21:00 Readability compared to the KJV
23:01 Readability: Luke 2 in the 1560 Geneva Bible
25:14 Summary
26 июл 2024