It is quite common to find a Bible on a lectern in a church - chapters and verses are often read weekly as part of a sermon. And even where that frequency doesn't prevail a lectern looks empty without a Bible on it and so one is frequently placed there simply to make the place look "right". The chosen version of the Bible is often one of the C20 editions. Where that isn't the case, the King James version is often to be found, and this can be Bible of great age, commonly dating from the C19. The photograph above is just such a version. We came upon it open at the book of Exodus, its great weight comfortably held on a solid wooden support.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Nikon Z 5
