Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Cabinet Magazine Online - A Minor History of / Miniature Writing

Cabinet Magazine Online - A Minor History of / Miniature Writing: "The earliest known example of miniature writing appears on a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet measuring 1 5/16 inches by 1 5/8 inches. (Courtesy of The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana)"

This is just pretty darn cool. I didn't know that microwriting existed before the microdot and other advanced techniques.

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