#miniature books

[uispeccoll]

#MiniatureMonday

A guide to the ball room : being a complete compendium of the etiquette of dancing : with the figures of all the quadrilles, gallopades, mazourkas, polonaises, etc., etc., beautifully embellished / by a man of fashion.

A guide to the ball room is a stunning little book dated all the way back to 1884. Detailing many etiquette and dancing rules, along with instructions, this book is a perfect guide to learning the ins and outs of the ball room.

The back of the book also features a glossary of French terms often used in the ball room. So grab a partner, read this book, and get to dancing--just like those from the 1800s!

--Adair J.

#libraries #uiowa #special collections #miniaturemonday #rare books #dancing #ballroom #miniature books #etiquette #gif

[elinekeit-artstuff]

Uh... so I got really into making tiny stationeries for a hot minute.

[Image ID: A video of the artist flipping through a miniature book about mushrooms. The book contains a series of short descriptions and labelled illustrations of various fungi. The title of the book is called, "An Incomplete Study of Mushrooms Found in the Wild"/. End ID]

#miniature #book binding #miniature art #miniature book #miniature books #book #stationery #craft #2022 works #2023 works #crafts #video #id in alt #mushroom

[thebeautifulbook]

ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN IN FITTED BOX (Turkey, Ottoman, dated 951 H/1544 AD).

Arabic manuscript on paper consisting of 325 leaves plus 2 flyleaves. Written in black ink, ruled in black, gold and blue. Completed 3 Safar 951 AH (April 1544 AD) and dedicated to Shams al-Din Yusef Qabji.

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#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #illustrated book #qur’an #miniature books #16th century #arabic #holy book #book binding

[tilthedayidice]

I’m making a miniature library so I…. I have to make books… I didn’t… I didn’t think this through… my hands are in pain… release me…. I’m losing vision

#not dice #miniatures #tiny #tiny books #miniature books

[riesenfeldcenter]

The tiniest book in our collection! This miniature printing of The Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy is 2"x 2 3/4" and quite literally fits in the palm of your hand.

#riesenfeld center #umn #university of minnesota law #university of minnesota law library #rare books #umn law #archives #special collections #law school #jfk #us presidents #miniature books

[martan-co-ma-rad-caj]

Malinké Fimfárum🥰

Aneb nudil jsem se a mám rád zmenšené verze věcí.

#Česky #Čumblr #Fimfárum #Miniatura #miniature books

[tiny-glued-things]

Last book set was more for younger folks, this set is geared towards adults.

#miniature #miniatures #miniature books #books #tiny book #tiny things #natural history #minis

[towns-end-bindery]

The tiniest book.

The book is Lute & Lyre and Other Musical Instruments of the 6th Century A.D. by Miriam Owen Irwin (in Miniature).

The book is 0.75 x 1 inch in size, wrapped in white leather, with gilt decoration, gilt top edge, and marbled endpapers. Hand bound by Hugo Grummich at the Cincinnati Mosaic Press. It was sold to me by Owl Creek Books (@owlcreekbooks on Instagram).

10-8-2023

#handbound book #miniature books #book binding #bookbinding #rare books #antiquarian books #vintage books #vintage #handmade

[uwmspeccoll]

In the Land of Tiny Books

Our Head of Special Collections Max Yela has collaborated for decades with Milwaukee artist and art professor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) Leslie Fedorchuk (on the left in the first image; Max is on the right). This semester, Leslie is teaching a MIAD course called "Magical Miniatures" and she brought her class over for a discussion and review of artists books that use small scale as expression.

While Max is not very fond of miniatures or the miniaturization of books, he does like books that are small for compositional reasons. In fact, one of his favorite artists books, In Here Out There (third image) by the late Minnesota artist Jody Williams, is quite small (5 x 7 cm). Since we hold about 95% of Jody Williams's work and about 90% of the small editioned work of Peter & Donna Thomas, after a discussion, the class spent time reviewing selected works by these artists, plus about a dozen others by local book artists.

This was the first time these art students, many of them Juniors and Seniors, had ever encountered artists books before, and all expressed that it was a transformative experience. We look forward to seeing some of the book work that comes out of the assignments for this class!

The photographs shown here were taken by MIAD Web Content Specialist Olivia Langby.

View more posts with artists books.

View more posts with work by Jody Williams.

View more posts with works by Peter and Donna Thomas.

View more posts on visiting classes.

View our online bibliography of the works of Peter and Donna Thomas.

#instruction sessions #classes #visiting classes #MIAD #MIAD students #art students #artists books #small books #miniature books #Leslie Fedorchuk #Max Yela #Jody Williams #Peter and Donna Thomas #Olivia Langby

[hdslibrary]

Tiny Thumb Tuesday

This little guy is an 1849 printing of a very condensed version of the Bible. Commonly known as “thumb bibles” these tiny books were (and are) popular gift items. Despite the small physical size of the pages, the print itself is not tiny, and easy to read.

The Thumb Bible: Verbum sempiternum. John Taylor, ed. The third edition, with amendments.  London: Longman and Co., 1849.

#tiny tuesday #thumb bible #miniature books #bookhistory #rarebooks #19th century #bibles

[pumpkinpaix]

lol check out my setup for punching my holes for a 31mm tall book on cords :P

#my hands are so dry fhrjejdfjd #bookbinding #book arts #miniature books #my art #art

[uispeccoll]

#MiniatureMonday

The Little Sand Crab/ By D'Ambrosio

The Little Sand Crab is an artist's book published in 1981 by The Compulsive Printer press. It was written, typeset, illustrated, designed, and bound by printer D'Ambrosio. The book is set in Bulmer, printed on Ingres Oyster paper, and stands at 74 mm tall. The cover is bound in red cloth and contains an openwork design of golden sun rays. UI Special Collections has copy no. 7 of a limited edition 85 copies. 

This warped Princess and the Frog type tale - but with a crab of course - D'Ambrosio himself describes to be "the story of how the greed of one lover can goad the other into committing uncharacteristic acts." 

--M Clark

#miniaturemonday #uiowa #special collections #rare books #miniature books #D'Ambrosio #love story

[mccallcompany]

Memento Mori ☠️ Mini book with mini clamshell, both tooled with 24k gold and finished with marbled paper by Jemma Lewis

#miniature books #minibook #miniatures #mccallco #bookbinding #goldtooling #marbledpapers #clamshellbox #memento mori #tempus fugit

[thebeautifulbook]

THE HOLY QUR’AN (India, Mughal Empire, 16th - 19th centuries)

This miniature book has a white nephrite cover inlaid with gold and set with rubies and emeralds. The case, designed as a pendant, is enamelled with champleve and set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds.

The Mughal Empire was important for bringing together almost the entire Indian subcontinent under one domain. It was known for its cultural influence and its architectural achievements —most famously, the Taj Mahal.

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #holy quran #islamic #treasure binding #book binding #pendant #miniature books

[thegeekstressart]

I enjoy reading a little…

That was a pun. Yes it was necessary.

I LOVE to read. And I’ve been wanting to make a tiny library of my favorite books for a while. When the perfect drawer showed up on marketplace I snatched it up!

I noodled for a while on how I wanted it to look. But then I decided to dive right in!

I painted the tray matte black and installed doors on the lower outside bays. This was for interest, plus other reasons.

In the center I built a replica of my readin’ spot.

I have so. many. more. books. to make. Luckily, they are very easy:

1. Print images of the covers and spine at your desired scale.

2. Glue the cover art to smooth cardstock and carefully cut out the cover. If the inside edges of the cardstock do not match the main color of the cover, fill in with marker.

3. Fold the covers and spine around layers of craft foam for paper and glue. You can also use folded paper with pages printed on them if you would like the books to open, but in my experience that style rarely wants to stay closed, so I only do it for things like graphic novels where the pages look more unique.

I generally read between 50 and 75 books a year. So I already have dozens of favorite books in the queue to be miniaturized. It will take me a while to fill it I’m sure, I’ll also include little oddities and tchotchkes.

This is one of those projects that’s only for my own personal joy, but I hope it brings you some too.

#art #crafting #diy #mini art #miniature #mini library #miniature books #miniatures #booktok #bookish #bookcase #book art #reading #acotar #crescent city #smut #fairycore #artists on tumblr

[vox-anglosphere]

Everything in Queen Mary's Doll House is fully functioning: lights, plumbing, books, and furniture. It was a craftsman's gift to Queen Mary in the 1920's, and is still on display in Windsor Castle.

#Queen Mary's Doll House #Windsor Castle #Library #curator #fireplace #royal residence #miniature books #monarchy #1925