num_pages: 2017
description: In making this edition of Wycliffes monumental work the Publisher has had to make a number of decisions that affect the final outcome of the work. Some of these decisions may be welcomed by the reading public and some perhaps not. All of the decisions were made with the reader in mind. Our intention was to produce an edition of Wycliffes Bible translation that was reasonably priced and to do this it must be in one volume. This has meant choosing a large paper format. Other smaller sized editions are over 800 pages. We chose a larger paper size that results in around 250 pages less.We chose a font that is recognized as easily readable at smaller sizes. Adobe Garamond 10 pt. was selected. We have tested it and have not found it to be an uncomfortable reading size. If you have reasonable eyesight you will not need a magnifying glass as has been reportedly needed for other modern reprints. We hope you like it.Some will complain that we have not inserted indents and paragraphing. Again this is a massive volume and we have tried to produce a book that is within one volume so that it is commercially viable for us and you the reader.It has also meant not including any of the introductions by Wycliffe Jerome and others or notes that were a part of the original. Hence the subtitle Text Edition. We understand this will not be to everyones liking but we are limited by the printer to how many pages our books can be. At the size we chose we are almost at capacity. At a smaller size we could have done over 800 pages but we still would have had to cram the same amount of text in. So the problem would be the same. The only way around this problem would have been to produce two large volumes and at this time we do question the viability of such an undertaking. However if it is clear that there is a great demand for it we may bring out a new two volume edition with that additional text. This may also enable us to insert indents and paragraphing. The introductions and notes will greatly enrich your understanding of Wycliffes Bible but for now you will have to look elsewhere for them.This work was first produced in the late Middle Ages. The language is therefore extremely archaic. So much so that some of the letters have evolved and changed since then. This edition contains all modern letters. But please note it does not contain modern spelling. It is not a Modern Edition. The yogh (which looks like ) for example has been replaced as necessary. Purists will complain but we hope for the average reader this will not present much of a problem.
language: English
title: The Complete Wycliffe Bible: Old Testament, New Testament & Apocrypha: Text Edition
publisher: CrossReach Publications