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A look at some of the miniature bindings within the FIMS Graduate Library's Rare Books and Special Materials Collection. The tiniest of these books is only 6 cm and is a small Bible that can be easily carried around, unlike the massive medieval tomes that can be found in other libraries. Often miniature books were finely decorated and exhibited the craftsmen skills of the bookbinder.

This is a Storymap about an interesting book in Latin from the Rare Books and Special Materials collection. The book is titled PVB Terentii Comoedie Sex : Ex Recensione Heinsiana (Six Comedies of Publius Terentius: from the Heinsius Review). It was written by the 2nd century BCE Roman playwright Publius Terentius Afer (Known in English as Terence), and reviewed by the 16th century CE Dutch scholar Daniel Heinsius. We hope you enjoy the storymap!