Matter of Size
Miniature Bindings and Texts from the Collection of Patricia J. Pistner
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Publication
2019 - Grolier Club of New York, The
Language
English
Word Count
108,750 words, Guess
Page Count
435 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781605830759
- ISBN-101605830755
- Library of Congress Control Number2021657560
- OCLC Control Number1084974469
- Better World Books9781605830759
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL36097662M
Classifications
- LCCZ1033.M6P57 2019
- LCCZ1033.M6 P57 2019
Description
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, and contemporary artists books and design bindings representing a variety of artistic styles. The tiny tomes are from the extensive collection of Pat Pistner, who contributes the Introduction. With prefatory essays by Jan Storm van Leeuwen and Todd Pattison, followed by detailed descriptions of the books in the exhibition, each description the work of an expert or scholar in binding, typography, illustration, or some other aspect of the printed book. A uniquely valuable (and uniquely entertaining) survey of landmarks in printing art and history as revealed through miniature books.00Exhibition: Grolier Club, New York, USA (05.03.-19.05.2019).
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