In the Palm
Selections from Massey College’s Collection of Miniature Books and Pocket Editions
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In the Palm selects from Massey College’s extensive yet rarely displayed holdings of miniature books and pocket editions. This site is a digital catalogue of the physical exhibition, on view at the Robertson Davies Library between now and October 2025. Click on any section below to explore the themes, or check the FAQ page for more details.
What do we make of books that doesn’t exactly invite us to read?
The choice to condense knowledge in small forms is nothing new.
Miniature books come in forms that are anything but modest.
Miniature books aren’t always serious, but are often very personal.
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
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