The Craft · No. 16·Page architecture·10 min read
Cross-references, footnotes and the architecture of a study Bible
The narrow column down the centre of the page is a five-hundred-year-old invention. Here's what it does — and why some editions handle it gracefully and others don't.
Forthcoming: close-up of a Bible page showing the centre reference column flanked by two columns of text.
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