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May 03, 2007: Boston Public Library Exhibits Miniature Books
"The marvel is not the content of the book, or the idea of publishing it, but that it is only 18 by 13 millimeters -- about 3/4 inches by 1/2 inch. In its day, it was the smallest book ever printed with movable type, using 2-point type called "Fly's eye." As Galileo suffered for his science, so legend says the 1896 typesetter went blind from making his masterpiece."
