Micrography is the use of very small text to make an image. This presentation discusses the historical and contemporary use of micrography and student examples to function as an introduction to an art lesson.

1. Micrography

2. History
●A traditional Jewish art form in which very small text
comes together to create images and patterns
●Historically been used as illustrations in Biblical
codices.

5. ●The masorah scribes of Israel created micrography.
●The masorah was a system of marginal notes that
aided the reader in correct pronunciation, intonation,
etc.
●Micrography was a way for the scribes to be creative
in the rigid and structured writing that that was part of
copying the masorah (Avrin, n.d.).

6. Today
● Micrography has been expanded far beyond use in
masorahs.
● Micrography has been used in advertisements,
movie posters, and other things.

7. Contemporary Micrography Examples
http://gawno.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bmw_city7492.jpg

8. Pirate Flag made from the “Yo-ho-ho” song
http://gawno.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/popart_pirate_flag.jpg

9. http://gawno.com/wp-content/
uploads/2009/05/popart_shakespeares_rose.jpg
Rose made
from text of
Act II Scene II
from Romeo
and Juliet

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12. Student Examples
From:
https://naea.digication.com/wscottrussell/5th_grade