A matter of size : miniature bindings and texts from the collection of Patricia J. Pistner / curated by Patricia J. Pistner and Jan Storm van Leeuwen ; edited by George Ong.
Size does matter! In this collection of diminutive books and bindings the size restriction ranges from a grand height of 4 inches to less than 1 millimeter. Spanning 4,500 years, on view are 275 miniature examples of cuneiform tablets and other antiquities, mediaeval manuscripts, early printed books...
Main Authors: |
Pistner, Patricia
(Author) Storm van Leeuwen, Jan (Author) Pattison, Todd (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | Grolier Club (Publisher, Host institution) |
Other Authors: | Ong, George, 1957- (Editor) |
Language: | English |
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New York :
The Grolier Club,
2019.
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Physical Description: | 435 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
Format: | Book |