Bible Question:
Hi all, This is a question about Bibles proper. I am wishing to purchase a Cambridge Bible for my brother (with income tax return). (If there are better Bibles out there, let me know.) I've been to Cambridge website and they have a large variety to choose from - but I cannot find out what "Pitt Minion" is. I've googled it and can't find what it is other than some kind of format. Does anyone know if it's a good format, what makes it different from Cambridge's other (regular, I guess) format? Thanks for the help. It's a very special brother I'm wanting this for - so it's got to be a very special (for the rest of his life) Bible :-) Cheri |
Bible Answer: My local Wesley Owen Manager managed to discover this for us (many thanks to Richard Morris!) I'll paste his answer here: "Here’s the answer from another store manager who has a Pitt Minion NASB Why Pitt Minion? The Pitt Building (in Cambridge), built to house the (Cambridge University) Press and named after William Pitt, Prime Minister of Britain and Member Parliament for Cambridge University, lent the name to series of Pitt Press publications from the nineteenth century onwards. Minion is a traditional term for a type size approximately 7 point, giving text of about 10-11 lines to the inch.” So, very small type, as used and originated at Cambridge University! Hope this isn't too late to help with your decision! Interesting anyway!! |