Why are Bibles Printed With the Text in Two Columns Instead of One?
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The practice of using two columns with compact texts dates back to at least the fifteenth century, which in turn was just a continuation of an older tradition of narrow columns in horizontally opened scrolls. Both the Gutenberg Bible and the original King James Version (see: How the King James Bible Came About) used two columns, and many Bibles are still printed this way today. But why?
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Two columns are also easier to read aloud.
Wow. Been around Bibles my whole life and never really thought about this aspect of the columns. Very insightful! Thanks Simon!
Back in the olden days, when we only had one PC and no internet in phones, I used to print my fanfiction. The format I ultimately deemed ideal was Verdana size 4, minimal edges and 3 columns. It saved me a shitload of paper. 😂😂😂
Editor: just my opinion, but I've noticed in a few videos that your scrolling paragraphs start below screen. This makes them difficult to read along as Simon quotes the text. Maybe have it start a line or two up from the bottom so the current line is always visible?
A book fell on my head yesterday, I can only blame my shelf.
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Narrower columns were also easier to copy when this was done by hand... you can fit the end of the line and the beginning of the next line in your vision, so are less likely to accidentally copy a line twice or miss a line
I like the columns. Before the internet, it made it easier to use with a concordance. Now I can read it however I like because it is available on the internet.
I've casually wondered this myself, and basically assumed it was for reasons similar to the ones you laid out here. This video was wonderfully informative, thank you so much for presenting facts and not inserting personal opinions (as many channels tend to do with subjects such as those surrounding the bible), it's very refreshing!!
If you have a very small font size, one column would be hard to read because you will jump to the wrong line very often since they are so small and long in comparison to a normal font size.
This is why I typically have my paper Bible with me at church but when my wife and I do reading I use my Kindle YouVersion App (single column). When in a sermon environment or study session it makes much more sense to be able to go back and forth to find references easily but when doing basic reading you wouldn't need that as much. This is why it's best to have multiple Bibles, as well as a wide range of translations.
I have a two-column Bible with slightly larger text that's about as easy to read for me as any other story-form type of book. Personally, my biggest issue with the way Bibles are made doesn't have anything to do with the layout, but the fact that so many have this hair-thin paper their made out of that I would be accidentally ripping the pages while just trying to read it.
I've also noticed that papers in science journals typically use the two-column format as well. I guess, among other things, it makes it easier to insert figures which only disrupt one of the columns.
One of the things I love about this channel is how you approach subjects, particularly those involving history and religion, with so little bias. No agenda, no politics, just logical analysis and information. Keep up the good work!
I've noticed this in other books as well. I remember reading The Merchant of Venice in high school, and it was laid out in full left-to-right pages, but years later, when I bought a copy of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, it was broken up into two columns. I always wondered about that.
Great one Simon! I never gave the subject much thought before . Thanks for the down low on this . Keep up the great work .
What I learned as a young printer was that 52 characters is the optimal line-length. Go much less and word-breaks become difficult - especially back when printed text used justified lines. Go much over and readability goes down. And that's why scholarly journals tend to have really long lines, to make things all the harder for graduate students.
I have both two-column and one-column versions (the ESV reader's Bible). It's fascinating how your Scripture reading experience changes from one to the other. Both are beneficial in different ways for my spiritual development. Thanks for the insightful video!
I’m getting my single paragraph one tomorrow thanks to this video. It’s going to read so much easier