Duplicate Note References
There are instances in which a single note is referenced by two or more in-text sigla. When typesetting, the same reference symbol needs to be used for these multiple instances. The note itself may only appear once per page. If the in-text sigla appear on two separate pages, the footnote must appear on both pages.
When making the effort to eliminate duplicate notes in printed editions, it is important to take into account the relettering or renumbering of the note sigla as well as corresponding adjustments to the chapter-verse citations at the beginning of the footnote. See Scribe’s Deduping Procedure for some tips to help this process go more smoothly. If you require assistance with this process, Scribe can help; please contact bibles@scribenet.com.
Multiple note references in same verse that go to same note
| John 3:18 | fnrefs after “his only Son,” and “the only Son” go to same footnote |
| John 11:31 | fnrefs after “weep” and “wept.” go to same footnote |
| John 18:15 | fnrefs after “another disciple” and “other disciple,” go to same footnote |
| Ephesians 1:15–16 | enrefs “o” after “holy ones” and “prayers,” go to same cross-reference note |
Ben Sira Footnotes
The following footnotes in Ben Sira must be differentiated from others in that book. If asterisks are being used for footnote sigla by default, use the dagger (†) for these notes. If using different sigla for each successive footnote on the same page (e.g., *, †, ‡, and so on), use a unique siglum for these notes.
- Sir 1:4
- Sir 1:6
- Sir 1:12
- Sir 1:18
- Sir 3:18
- Sir 10:20
- Sir 11:14 (second note, beginning with “Other ancient texts . . .”)
- Sir 13:13
- Sir 16:14
- Sir 17:4
- Sir 17:15
- Sir 17:17 (second note, beginning with “Other ancient texts . . .”)
- Sir 17:20
- Sir 18:2
- Sir 19:17
- Sir 19:20 (second note, beginning with “Other ancient texts . . .”)
- Sir 20:31
- Sir 22:6 (second note, beginning with “Other ancient texts . . .”)
- Sir 23:27
- Sir 24:17
- Sir 24:23 (second note, beginning with “Other ancient texts . . .”)
- Sir 25:11
- Sir 26:18
Out of Chapter Verse Numbers
These verses are placed in the chapter before or after the chapter they “belong” to and should have the chapter number and a colon before the superscript verse number.
- Job 10:1
- Wisdom 12:1
- Daniel 11:1
- John 7:53
Tertiary Indents
A tertiary indent is a third level of indentation; it should not indent as far as the text wrap of regular poetry turnovers. Following is a list of verses in which tertiary indents appear in the CAB.
| Matthew 13:15 | and hear with their ears | sl2 |
| 1 Corinthians 14:21 | says the Lord.” | sl2l |
Tables
There are six tables throughout the text. Verify the correct rendering for each:
- Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible
- Genesis 1:1–2:3, footnote
- Ezra, introduction
- Esther, introduction
- Proverbs 8:1–36, footnote
- Prov 24:23–24, footnote
Hyphenation
The Bible contains many names for which a typesetting program may not have correct hyphenation settings. See Scribe’s Bible Hyphenation list for guidance on how certain words should hyphenate. IDTT files downloaded from this website also include a hyphenation dictionary that can be loaded into InDesign.
Special Characters
The following special characters appear in the CAB:
- © × † ′ à â ā ç é ê ē ĕ ḥ î ī ô ō ś š ṣ ṭ û
Review these characters to ensure that they render correctly in all printed and digital products. (The dagger “†” only appears in footnote sigla in Ben Sira. See the section above for additional info.)
Design Considerations
- • Red-letter editions of the CAB are prohibited. No edition is permitted that structurally highlights Jesus’ words, so there will be no red-letter editions or any other special rendering of this content.
- • Review vertical spacing of heads for consistency.
- • Review spacing around italic f and j of note reference letters.
- • Review thin spaces between quotation marks in the sequence double-single-double.
- • Spot-check against at least the last two lists of errata.
- • The ScML style “ob” signifies quoted biblical text within a footnote. Verify correct rendering of instances in which “ob” text also includes the tetragrammaton, words with small caps, or italicized words (tetr-ob, sm-ob, ob-i).
- • The ScML paragraph styles “bh,” “bhaft,” “bk1,” “bk,” “bksect,” “cn,” “dt,” “dtsub,” “pt,” and “sh” contain the character style “ac” for all caps. It is recommended that licensees enable all caps in these instances, though it is ultimately left to their discretion.
- • a.m. and p.m. are lowercase. If you would like them in small caps as well, that is a design choice you can make.
- • Review footnote markers.
- • In footnote to Ben Sira 26:18, “ntsl” (footnote poetry) lines without verse numbers (“Happy is the husband of a good wife” and “And every person who lives like this”) should indent the proper amount to match the “ntsl” text that contains verse numbers.
- • See Scribe’s Bible QC checklist for aspects to review in all Bible designs and typesets.
Word and Character Counts
Word and character counts are available here for download as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Included are counts for the full Bible text as well as breakdowns for front matter, Old Testament, New Testament, section introductions, book introductions, footnotes, and cross-references.