In Miniature

In Miniature
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Publisher : Canongate Books
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9781786890788
ISBN-13 : 178689078X
Rating : 4/5 (78X Downloads)

Book Synopsis In Miniature by : Simon Garfield

Download or read book In Miniature written by Simon Garfield and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Miniature is a delightful, entertaining and illuminating investigation into our peculiar fascination with making things small, and what small things tell us about the world at large. Here you will find the secret histories of tiny Eiffel Towers, the truth about the flea circus, a doll’s house made for a queen, eerie tableaux of crime scenes, miniature food, model villages and railways, and more. Simon Garfield brings together history, psychology, art and obsession, to explore what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modellers and fans, and teaches us that there is greatness in the diminutive.


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