Miniature Books: Their History from the Beginnings to the Present Day
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Description
Miniature books -- that is books not more than 3 inches (76 mm) in height -- have always fascinated booklovers. A good number of manuscript volumes still exist, but this history begins with the advent of printing. It tells their story, from the Officium Beatae Virginis Mariae printed by Mathias Moravius in Naples in A.D. 1486 to the present time when new printing methods, and perhaps a growing belief that small is beautiful, have greatly increased the number of enthusiastic collectors.
Document Type
Restricted Access Book
Publication Date
1981
Publisher
Sheppard Press
City
London
Disciplines
Art and Design | Arts and Humanities | Book and Paper
Recommended Citation
Bondy, Louis W., "Miniature Books: Their History from the Beginnings to the Present Day" (1981). Books and Monographs. 28.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/books/28
Comments
Due to copyright restrictions, this text is not available in digital format.
A print copy is available in Special Collections at http://catalog.wustl.edu:80/record=b4484915~S2.
Related to Julian Edison Miniature Book collection.