The Schuyler Wide Margin Quentel NASB -- Full Review

A review of the Schuyler Wide Margin Quentel New American Standard Bible (NASB) in flexible black goatskin. This large volume features edge-line construction, a red leather liner, and a Smyth sewn text block with excellent 40 gsm paper. With this opaque paper and the line-matched text, ghosting is not an issue. Text is arranged into paragraphs in two reasonably narrow columns, and the 9.5 Milo font is attractive and readable. The outer margin is somewhat wider than the inner; I would have preferred it if the margins were equal in width.

My copy shows variations in print darkness, with the left-hand page often being darker than the right. I show the variation repeatedly in the video to demonstrate that it isn't an isolated phenomenon. Other issues include crooked ribbons, off-center lettering on the spine, and imperfect art gilting, but these are minor.

If you're looking for a wide-margin NASB and don't mind variations in print darkness, this may be the Bible for you. On the other hand, if you prefer a uniformly dark, bold typeface, you may wish to look elsewhere.

Detailed contents

00:00 Dimensions, Margins, Layout, Font ... (four charts)
00:59 Size compared to the Oxford Wide Margin KJV with 55 gsm paper
01:25 Size compared to the Allan 5WM with 45 gsm paper
01:52 Size compared to the Schuyler Canterbury with 36 gsm paper
02:17 Size compared to the Cambridge NKJV Wide Margin with 38 gsm paper02:54 Page layout
03:30 The print is not particularly bold
04:21 The margins are not as advertised05:13 The font in the text
06:58 The text and translation notes
07:58 The page-bottom references
08:49 Paper qualities
09:28 Print non-uniformity is common
11:46 The concordance
12:42 Lined paper for note taking
13:08 The color maps
13:50 The lines of stitching in the gutter (the Bible has a sewn binding)
14:21 The edge-lined construction
14:59 The red and black head and tail bands
15:12 The raised hubs on the spine and the off-center lettering
15:32 The ribbon markers
16:08 The goatskin cover
16:23 The Bible lies open in Genesis
17:08 The gilt line on the inside of the cover
17:15 The corners
18:02 The presentation page, with marriages, births, and deaths
18:38 The copyright page
20:16 A close-up look at the font
21:04 The font compared to that in the Schuyler Canterbury
21:25 The font compared to that in the Cambridge NKJV Wide Margin
21:52 The font compared to that in the MacArthur Study Bible with Comfort Print font
22:02 The font compared to the 10 pt Lexicon in the ESV Creeds and Confessions Bible
22:23 The NASB on the Translation Continuum (how literal is it?)
23:30 The NASB tends to follow Westcott & Hort's Greek New Testament
24:27 The NASB Old Testament rarely departs from the Masoretic Hebrew
26:22 Another glance at the art-gilt edges
26:41 Summary