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...
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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 |
Contents:
- The Pistner collection of miniature bindings and texts / Jan Storm van Leeuwen
- Some observations on miniature almanac bindings / Jan Storm van Leeuwen
- The age of publishers' bindings / Todd Pattison
- Catalogue: I. The ancient world
- II. Manuscripts
- III. A look inside
- IV. The unusual
- V. Western bindings
- VI. Modern design bindings
- VII. Artists' books
- VIII. Publishers' and trade bindings
- IX. Little libraries.