This is a hand-sized, leather-lined yapp binding of a Psalter and Gospels that have been stitched together as one book. It is made from veg-tanned calfskin that I have dyed and tooled myself, and has hand-stitched headbands, printed marbled endpages that have been waxed with beeswax, and three ribbon markers. Its most dramatic feature is the edges, which have been hand painted in with acrylic paint and finished with beeswax.
The text block comprises Father Lazarus Moore's translations of the Psalter and the Gospels. The books are digitally printed on 90 gsm Munken Pure paper in archival-quality pigment ink. The text of the Psalter has been adapted to render the forms of address in more contemporary English (You/Your instead of Thee/Thou) and some minor changes have been made in line arrangement. It uses UK spelling, capitalises divine pronouns, and follows the Septuagint numbering of the Psalms, while the Gospels use US spelling. It should be noted that chapters 23 and 24 of St Luke's Gospel could not be found and have been replaced with text from the World English Bible.
Approximate size, metric: 170 x 128 x 38 mm.
Approximate size, imperial: 6.7 x 5 x 1.5 inches.
Yapp: approximately 1 cm
Total pages Psalter: 288 pages of text, plus 4 extra.
Total pages Gospels: 292 pages of text, plus 8 extra.
Please note that there may be minor imperfections in the leather or tooling. While every attempt is made to minimise these, they are sometimes an inevitable part of the natural process.
The price includes international shipping with FedEx and currently takes five to eight days. Please note that FedEx requires a street address rather than a post office box, as well as your phone number. You will receive the tracking number once the order is shipped and you will be able to track it online. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.