Last year I got my wife an Allan 5 - a mini version of Allan's Longprimer. And like the Longprimer, Allan 5 is simply superb. The moment you pick it up from the box you just KNOW this Bible is DIFFERENT from "other" Bibles.
Allan 5 is basically an Oxford Brevier Clarendon with the gorgeous Highland Goatskin binding. The "Cyclopedic Concordance" stamping on the spine is misleading because this version only comes with the normal concordance, subject-index & dictionary of proper names at the back - which, by the way, is waaaay more than what "other" Bibles offer :)
One feature my wife appreciates much over my Allan Longprimer is its Full-Yapp feature. And as you can see from the above pictures, Allan 5 has that Full-Yapp treatment too - the overlapping of the leather covers all round the Bible.
Another important Allan hallmark which the Allan 5 fully inherits is the "Open Flat/Remain Flat" feature. Very few Bibles can do that right out of the box. And with one like the size of Allan 5 it makes handling/reading the Bible so much more easier...and pleasurable.
Last but not least, the superb Highland Goatskin is simply without comparison. It is stunningly beautiful, it is liquid-limp, it will protect the Bible for decades to come....and....it even smells good! ;)
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Hi Ben, I recently spoke to the people at Allan's and was told that they would be resurrecting the Brevier Clarendon 5C, which is the same bible with the cyclopedic concordance. All of the Blackface bibles have this feature, but only the Brevier's with the "C" designation have it.
Thanks for the info, Jeff. That would be GREAT in addition to the upcoming 6C.
Btw, comparing to the older 6C, this Allan 5 is "significantly" thinner.
Probably due to the difference in the cyclopedic concordance, it being an encyclopedia/concordance with a wealth of information not included in other Brevier's.
5.24.13 Thank You both for your input on the Allan 5. I Almost ordered a Allan brevier blackface before this post changed my mind back to my original wish; an Allan 5. Just received the 5 the other day and am pleased with all that it offers. By the way mine came without the cyclopedic stamp,just "concordance". Also just "goatskin" stamped on the front liner and "Allan binding" on the back liner. Thanx again.
5.24.13 forgot to add that there is no more "HOLY BIBLE" stamped on the front, it does remains on the side though; also "ALLAN /OXFORD" on the side,is now just "ALLAN".
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