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[Book in a Steel Box]

Description: Photographs of the 2005-2006 artist's book competition winner "Book in a Steel Box" created by Eric Blake. A small cloth-bound volume with graphite lines throughout is welded into a steel box. The book is visible along the spine and fore-edge through steel bars. The box does not open, and the book cannot be removed, making it an "inaccessible text." The first image is of a steel box, with a book inside of it, two bars covering the opening. Image 2, front view of the book inside a steel box. Ima… more
Date: 2005/2006
Creator: Blake, Eric
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Consumer rationing box next to dime]

Description: Photographs of a Consumer Rationing kit from WWII held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. In the first image it is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The box is thin and orange and has a label on the front with rules about rations and ration stamps. There is important information included at the bottom and a pencil marking that reads "#53". It was a replica of what the stamp booklets looked like during WWII. In the second image the case is in the b… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Smallest English Dictionary next to dime]

Description: Photograph of The Smallest English Dictionary held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. It is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The spine of the book reads "Johnson's Dictionary" in gold with a small plant design beneath it. There is also a golden border at the top and bottom of the spine and cover.
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Lady of the Lake; a poem in six cantos

Description: 3D scanned models of a miniature book bound in period Mauchline covers - varnished wooden boards, front cover with print of "Sir Walter Scott's Tomb, Dryburgh Abbey". Black leather spine with gilt titles.
Date: 2016
Creator: Boyd, Alexander Stuart & Scott, Walter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Solomon's Song of songs

Description: 3D scanned models of a miniature book bound in publisher's pear shaped green, yellow and tan leather binding. Gilt titles on spine.
Date: 2016
Creator: Sobota, Jan & Sull, Michael R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Hymns ancient and modern: for use in the services of the church

Description: 3D scanned models of a miniature hymn book.Bound in publisher's black pebbled leather with gilt spine titles, all edges of text block gilt. Mounted on cover is silver plaque with repousse decoration of the heads of cherubs or putti among clouds. The silver plaque is marked with hallmarks for: Birmingham, England, sterling silver, date letter for 1906, and maker Levi & Salaman.
Date: 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Brontës parish

Description: 3D scanned models of a miniature book bound in publisher's dark blue/black leather with printed pink paper spine label and applied polymer relief plaque on front cover.
Date: 2016
Creator: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

John Dryden Works Volume 2

Description: 3D scanned models miniature book of poetry. One volume in part of a collection of miniature volumes of poetry, essays, novels, and stories. Volumes are bound in publisher's embossed and textured blue cloth with blind-stamped rules and gilt urn device on front covers, same design on back covers without gilt, and ornately gilt spines with foliate forms and titles.
Date: 2016
Creator: Dryden, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Koran

Description: 3D scan models of a miniature Koran case. The case is octagonal and silver with loops on side and decorated with Arabic text. The case holds a octagonal Korans called a banner Koran which were known to have been hung on standards with flags and carried into battle. Gruber, C. J. The Islamic manuscript tradition, p. 64
Date: 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

A muhi csata

Description: 3D scanned models of a miniature book titled A muhi csata. Bound in publisher's simulated black leather with silver spine titles and applied wooden plaque on cover with design of leaves.
Date: 2016
Creator: Csaba Csorba
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Officium B. Mariae

Description: 3D scanned model of the miniature book: Miniature Book of Hours. Bound in full black leather, decorative gilt rule borders on covers, same rules dividing spine into 3 compartments. With metal and leather clasp.
Date: 2016
Creator: Catholic Church
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Miniature Koran Leaves

Description: 3D scanned models of leaves from a miniature Koran. Housed in rectangular brass(?) locket with oval applied lenticular illustration on cover showing bearded male figures in robes.
Date: 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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