{"product_id":"the-quire-the-berean-standard-bible-single-column-readers-edition","title":"The Quire: The Berean Standard Bible · Single-Column Reader's Edition","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Quire: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Berean Standard Bible · Single-Column Reader's Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn production · Coming September 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first printing will be funded through Kickstarter. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plainsongpress.net\" title=\"Plainsong Press \"\u003eFollow the project at plainsongpress.net\u003c\/a\u003e to see the proofs and get word the day the campaign opens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eScripture was written to be read: whole books, heard from beginning to end, in the shape their authors gave them. The Quire sets the Berean Standard Bible in a quiet, single-column page so you can do exactly that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere are no section headings, footnotes, or cross-references breaking up the text. Prose is set in paragraphs and poetry in lines, so the narratives move like stories and the psalms and prophets read like the songs and oracles they are. Verse numbers are kept small, in navy, in the outer margin: there when you need to find your place, out of the way when you don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach chapter opens with a centered heading, a brief summary in navy italic, and a hand-finished vine capital reversed out of solid navy. Running heads at the outer corners name every chapter on the page, so finding your place in the Psalms or the minor prophets is easy. Each book closes with the staurogram, the ancient tau-rho sign of the cross, a reminder that Christ is the cantus firmus beneath all of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eText:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berean Standard Bible, complete Old and New Testaments, set verbatim from the July 2026 text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayout:\u003c\/strong\u003e single column; paragraphs for prose, lines for poetry; words of Christ in black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 pt serif on generous leading, with careful line breaking to keep hyphenation to a minimum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInk:\u003c\/strong\u003e two colors, black and deep navy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e thin, opaque Bible paper, line-matched so text does not show through between lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smyth-sewn for durability and lay-flat reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e genuine leather in black, navy, brown, or burgundy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e gilt edges, rounded corners, head and tail bands, two ribbon markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEndsheets:\u003c\/strong\u003e printed navy, with a presentation page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlipcase:\u003c\/strong\u003e included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.375 × 8.5 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 2,080\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTypeset and published by Plainsong Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plainsong Press ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50788761141413,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/7646\/6085\/files\/berean_standard_bible_publisher_emblem.png?v=1792684844","url":"https:\/\/ji9xgv-0m.myshopify.com\/products\/the-quire-the-berean-standard-bible-single-column-readers-edition","provider":"Plainsong Press ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}