The Schuyler NASB Stridon: an introductory review:

The edition being reviewed is the Schuyler Stridon NASB 2020 Reference edition. This is the Marbled Brown Calfskin full Yapp edition. The layout is a verse-by-verse single column with the 95,000 full reference suite at the bottom of the page.

This marbled Calfskin is relatively smooth in appearance and feel, and the marbling on my edition is not very pronounced. It has a leather liner with perimeter stitching. This is a true full yapp, in other words, all ends of the cover can be made to touch. Right out of the box, the leather is not as flexible as some goatskin leathers, although it’s soft and will become more malleable with use.

This edition has a unique layout, it’s a single-column layout set in verse by verse. This layout is a joint project between the Lockman Foundation and Schuyler Bibles.

The Sans Serif font in the Stridon is 10 pt. in size and is printed on 28gsm paper sourced specifically from Jongbloed in the Netherlands. This edition is quite readable, and I find that I tend to read through the text more quickly than say a standard verse-by-verse two-column layout. The effect is a bit of an anomaly in that the layout basically reads more like a paragraph than a verse-by-verse.

The verse numbers are located on the left side of the text. Other than the subject headings there are no paragraph breaks, so the paragraphs are indicated using bolder verse numbers.

The references and textual notes are split into two columns at the bottom of the page. The references are always on the left with the notes on the right. Locating the references at the bottom of the page allows for a cleaner-looking page while also giving more room in the margins for notes.

The outer margins are 1.5” and the inner margins are ¾”. Throughout the text the references are indicated by superscript letters and the notes are numbered.

The paper in the Stridon was printed in the Netherlands by Jongbloed. Royal Jongbloed is one of the premier Bible manufacturers in the world. They print and bind editions for Cambridge, R.L. Allan, Crossway, and Schuyler Bibles. These editions are handbound using natural grain leather, so each one is unique.

The paper is 28gsm and this paper is only available direct from Jongbloed. The paper is thin but opaque and it’s silky smooth. The paper is whiter than cream, similar to eggshell and the print is consistently dark and crisp. This is a two-color print edition with the text printed in black and red accents. As mentioned earlier, the print is 10pt in size and the references are approximately 7pt. I would have liked to have seen the references in a larger font, especially since there appears to be enough room at the bottom of the page to allow for a larger font.

If you’re not a reader of the NASB 2020, the Stridon is currently available in the ESV and the NKJV.