Nabre Catholic Bible Large Print Brown

Catholic publishing houses are not exactly known for the beauty of their presentation of books, liturgical or otherwise (save for CTS Books). In the case of this edition of the NABRE, Catholic Bible Press (an imprint of Thomas Nelson) has hit the cricket ball well into the upper reaches of the Gabba stands (and they certainly have done an excellent job on a number of their Bible editions). While I would ordinarily dock points for non-leather bindings on Bibles (having had numerous TruTone, imitation leather bindings that have fallen apart through normal wear and tear), the imitation leather binding used by CBP feels a little different (in a good way) and more leather-like than that used by other publishers. I can actually do """"Bible yoga"""" when reading with one hand due to the beautifully limp smyth-sewn signatures. This Bible definitely opens flat at Genesis 1 and at the maps at the end. \\n\\nGilding on the pages is a little inconsistent but the interior typesetting is utterly glorious: large print and line-matched on quite opaque Bible paper with an unusual but gorgeous version of 2K Denmark's Catholic Comfort Print typeface that has beautiful decorative flourishes at the end of some sentences. Two satin ribbons too. This is the most readable version of the NABRE I have with all cross references and exegetical notes placed away at the end of each book of Scripture, and even then they are also beautifully typeset and line-matched to boot too. An excellent buy.