Fragmentary evidence of the lost ancient art of librarian miniaturization
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@SamWinston wrote: Ooook. Read full topic
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@technogeekagain wrote: "Oh you need little teeny eyes for reading little teeny print..." (Thank you, Tom Digby. Classic computer filk, but it seems appropriate.) Read full topic
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@catsidhe wrote: Given the cut of the jacket, and unless male librarians in the 1940s were in the habit of wearing skirts, that's a woman with a book. (Retronaut's title notwithstanding.) Read full...
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@hi_endian wrote: Holy crap those are big books. Read full topic
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@Daniel_Segard wrote: I like big books and I cannot lie.....I thought perhaps we were dealing with the novel "Little Women". Original source for the photo: From the archives of Prague Castle photo by...
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@SpunkyTWS wrote: From my experience working in libraries I'm sure an outside administrator decided to deal with the space problem by buying a miniaturizer and aiming it at the wrong target. Read full...
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@technogeekagain wrote: And I just assumed it was a solution to all the periodicals filed as microprint... (Though I presume that's all being redone as digitized.) Read full topic
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@bizmail_public wrote: Excellent Link! Notice that page contains music, not words. Those are late-medieval choir books. The book is so large so that everyone in the choir could read the music while...
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@ChickieD wrote: I thought this was a press photo from that new movie, "Honey! I Shrunk the Librarian!" Read full topic
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@jefflanam wrote: That reminds me of this song by Dave Ross of CBS radio: I Like Fat Books Read full topic
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@wrecksdart wrote: Or the process was done by committee... Read full topic
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@Kimmo wrote: Okay, I don't want to see anyone bandying around the term 'epic tome' anymore unless they really mean it. Read full topic
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@jessyrandall wrote: I've been trying to track down the source of this image. Many online versions say it's from the Prague Castle archives, but I've just received a reply from the head archivist...
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