The ESV Large Print Thinline in Brown Top-Grain Leather

A review of Crossway's English Standard Version (ESV) Large Print Thinline Reference Bible in brown top-grain leather. ISBN 9781433532788 1433532786. The Bible features a very flexible, durable cover with an edge-lined construction. The text is formatted in paragraphs, and references are located at the bottom of the page. The words of Christ are in black.

Contents

00:00 Details (dimensions, margins, layout, font ...) in three charts
01:18 Size, compared with other Bibles
02:37 Page layout
04:18 The font
05:40 Font in references and translation notes
05:53 Paper characteristics (thickness, estimated weight, color, finish)
06:22 Ghosting (show-through)
07:30 Print non-uniformity
09:00 The words of Christ are in black
09:38 Table of weights, measures, and monetary units
09:49 The concordance
10:31 Maps
11:13 Gilt edges, ribbon marker, head and tail bands
11:48 The top grain leather cover -- edge-lined construction
12:05 Sewn binding -- lies open, but not quite flat
12:36 The corner work
14:14 The copyright page
14:45 The table of contents
15:15 The preface -- the ESV is a revision of the RSV
15:34 The Hebrew and Greek source editions
16:05 Features of this Bible (e.g., how to use the cross references)
16:30 A close-up look at the font and ghosting
17:22 The typeface compared to the NASB Large Print Ultrathin
17:56 The typeface compared to the NKJV Large Print Thinline
18:28 Several close-up views of the typeface to show the extent of the ghosting issue
21:39 Pros and cons
21:49 The ESV on the Translation Continuum
24:06 Why my Bible reviews are, at times, negative and critical