miniature book

Palm-sized reading material

A miniature book is an extremely small book, typically no more than three inches in either dimension.

Some are functional with readable text; others are decorative or collectible objects.

The format has attracted bookbinders, printers, and collectors for centuries: Her collection of miniature books includes a tiny Bible and a thumb-sized Shakespeare.

Related

doll furniture · gilt · gold leaf · pages · binding · delicate · precious · magnifying · chapbook · vellum · clasps · bibliophile · curiosity · ornate · handcrafted · letterpress · small press · tooled

Opposites
physical size

miniature bookfolio

Single-fold page format

coffee table book · atlas · tome · broadsheet · art book

format and reading experience

miniature booktrade paperback

Larger-format softbound book

reference book · library edition

format monumentality

miniature bookGutenberg Bible

First mass-produced book

illuminated manuscript · deluxe edition · library edition

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G