An Azerbaijani woman spent decades collecting miniature books; her museum now holds about 8,000 from 76 countries
- Image Credit: Azerbaijan.azAn Azerbaijani woman’s decades-long interest in miniature books has grown into a museum containing about 8,000 tiny publications from 76 countries.
- The Museum of Miniature Books stands in Baku’s Old City, close to the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, where books small enough to resemble postage stamps or matchboxes are displayed behind glass.
- Founded by Zarifa Salakhova, the museum brings together religious texts, literary classics, rare editions and unusually small works from different parts of the world.
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- Image Credit: Azerbaijan.azAn Azerbaijani woman’s decades-long interest in miniature books has grown into a museum containing about 8,000 tiny publications from 76 countries.
- The Museum of Miniature Books stands in Baku’s Old City, close to the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, where books small enough to resemble postage stamps or matchboxes are displayed behind glass.
- Founded by Zarifa Salakhova, the museum brings together religious texts, literary classics, rare editions and unusually small works from different parts of the world.
Sources: Times of India