Presentation about miniature books. About its history, kinds and interesting facts about it. There are a lot of interesting and useful information and pictures in presentation. Good luck!! I hope it will help you in your education.

1. Miniature book:
past, present and
future

2. Miniature book
is…
…an edition, with
maximum book size
not more than 100
mm.
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3. The miniature books appeared
before our era and they were
noted for in the antique times in
the form of rolls and cuneiform
clay tiles the size of 3x4, 4x4
sm.
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4. Historians of miniature book keep on
remembering of previous forms of its
existence – small clay planches made in
Babylon more than 4000 years ago.
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5. The most ancient from saved
miniature dated publications is
the paper scroll “Dharani” of
57 mm with Chinese pray on it
dated 770 AC.
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6. With the excavations in the
environs of Novgorod the
scientists found the birch bark
certificates of the XIIIth
century, among which there
were miniature certificates with
the texts of prayers, including
alphabet.
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7. In the Middle Ages the most disseminated in Europe
manuscript books were “the prayer-books”, “bibles”, etc.
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8. By Johann Gutenberg setting type -
mobile letter from the metal the
geography of printing and
propagation of the books, including
of miniature, was sharply enlarged
after invention in Europe in the
middle of XV century
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9. The first printed
miniature book in
Russia – “Menology”
(1639 year).
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10. Only in 1690 in America, in
Boston appeared the first
miniature book.
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11. In XVII-XVIII centuries the miniature books became very popular in
England and France, where together with the prayer-books and
bibles they began to print poetry, and also historical works.
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12. At the beginning of
the 20th century
with large-quantity
printings the
miniature books
began to leave.
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13. In the 21st Century the relation to the skill and the book
production changed to the best side, and the miniature
book entered into the new century as the work of press and
the increasing poligraphic possibilities.
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14. At present it is known several publishing houses, which
publish the miniature books. Among them - “Levsha” in
Omsk, “[Kleo]” (Saint Petersburg), “Phoenix” (Dubna).
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15. The creation of the miniature books
requires the high level of craftsmanship,
which borders on the present skill, which
is especially valued by the collectors of
these publications and by bibliophiles.
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16. If in the initial stage the minimal
sizes of the books were determined
by the abilities of masters, then
later - by technical achievements in
optics.
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17. But miniature books
- these are not only
printed, but also
artistic formulation.
The majority of the
books is richly
illustrated.
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18. • Each miniature book is unique -
both on the form and in the
content; therefore entire
libraries now and then are
collected of them. More often
take into the hands miniature
publications, you give to your
their friends and close ones,
and if not today, then you will
agree after a certain time that
this small miracle first of all -
the book from the capital
letter!
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19. Thanks for your attention!
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