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How to measure typeface fonts in a Bible (or any volumn)

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Choose a column that contains the same spacing for each line from top to bottom
Measure baseline (bottom of font) from the top line to baseline to last line in millimeters

Divide mm height by number of lines
158mm / 59 lines = 2.678mm

Convert mm to inches
2.678mm / 25.4mm = 0.1054 inches

Convert inches to points
0.1054 inches x 72 = 7.5888 point font

[Reference: 72 points per inch and 25.4 mm per inch]

Schuyler RSV Quentel with Apocrypha

182 / 45 lines = 4.04mm
4.04mm / 25.4 = 0.15923
0.15923 x 72 = 11.8 point font
(Includes the leading or space between the characters)
Published font by Schuyler: 10pt Milo

The smallest font that I am able to comfortably read for extended periods of time is 8.2pt on 8.5pt Lexicon as published by Cambridge in the ESV Diadem edition. However I prefer the example from above as published by Schuyler in the RSV edition.

Here are some examples of Bibles I currently own

Cambridge NRSV w/apoc = 9.3pt
Cambridge ESV Diadem = 8.4pt
Cambridge Topaz = 10.5pt
Schuyler ESV Stridon = 11.1pt
Schuyler RSV Quentel w/ apoc = 11.4pt
Crossway ESV Study Bible = 9.9pt

For Sale: Legacy Standard ICR Cowhide

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Features

  • Easy-to-read, large 11 point font
  • Black letter text with red for book titles, running headers, chapter & page numbers
  • Line matched, single column, verse-by-verse typeset
  • Typesetting by 2K Denmark 🇩🇰
  • Over 95,000 cross references and over 14,000 translation footnotes
  • 40 gsm Bible paper
  • 1,696 pages
  • Gold-gilded pages with rounded corners
  • Smyth-sewn, paste-down binding
  • Rounded page corners
  • Foil stamping and 5 raised hubs on spine
  • Genuine cowhide leather with perimeter stitching 
  • Two double-sided satin ribbons
  • A 90-page concordance with over 16,000 Scripture references.
  • 8 full-color maps
  • Tables for weights, measurements, and monetary units 
  • Packaged in an attractive 2-piece box
  • Printed and bound in Korea 🇰🇷

For Sale: CSB Handcrafted VBV Black Goatskin

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FEATURES: 

  • Goatskin premium leather cover  
  • Verse-by-verse layout  
  • Bold and indented verse numbers that are easy to find on the page  
  • High-quality Bible paper  
  • Smyth-sewn, lay-flat, edge-lined binding meant to last a lifetime
  • Two-column text format  
  • Robust cross-reference system to enhance personal study  
  • Topical subject headings  
  • 10-point type size  
  • Black-letter text 
  • Footnotes  
  • Art gilt page edges  
  • Three ribbon markers for easy referencing between pages  
  • Elegant two-piece gift box  
  • Concordance  
  • Presentation page for gift-giving 
  • Full-color maps  
  • 6.875” x 9” page size

Italian city of Bologna braces for collapse of leaning Garisenda Tower

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The Italian city of Bologna is preparing for one of its iconic towers, built more than 900 years ago, to collapse due to excessive leaning. 

The Tower of Garisenda, twinned by the nearby Asinelli Tower, is one of Bologna’s hallmark sights, standing at just over 150 feet tall. But it has been leaning since at least the 14th century when the top 32 feet of the building were removed in an attempt to stabilize it.

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