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Does anyone remember the giant atlas displayed at the Chicago Field
Museum for the Festival of Maps exhibit in 2007/08? It was quite large
as well. Atlas des Groβen Kurfürsten (Atlas of the Great Elector) by the
Italian Giovanni Antonio Magini in 1665. Printed maps, bound in leather
and gold held at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin-Preussischer
Kulturbesitz, Map Department. The last time it was displayed in the U.S.
was at the 1893 Columbian Exposition - also in Chicago.
That book weighs 270 pounds - but I can't find the measurements.
Angie
AGS Library
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Truly interesting bookends. One a beautiful example of art nouveau
water nymph cast in bronze with fine enamel highlights (Tiffany or
Fabergé ?). The other a example of a British majolica book end in the
Toby jug form (Royal Doulton?). Both examples of the wonderful and odd
things collected by the British Library.
George Carhart
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From: Joel Kovarsky
Sent: Jan 27, 2010 4:37 PM
To: MapHist
Subject: [MapHist] Re: [EXLIBRIS-L] World's Largest Book
Forwarded from ExLibris-L. Most of you on MapHist will recognize
some of the "book-ends." The photo appears to be the same shot for
_The Map Book_, edited by Peter Barber, on p. 165.
Joel Kovarsky
On 1/27/2010 10:23 AM, White, Eric wrote:
The "World's largest book" is worth a look...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/26/klencke-atlas-british-library-exhibition
Eric White
Bridwell Library
George S. Carhart
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