Petite prayer book featured in auction of teeny tomes

A MINIATURE copy of the Lord’s Prayer, believed to be one of the smallest books in existence, went on view at Christie’s auction house yesterday.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2006 - 00:00
Anita Singh

The tiny tome measures just 5mm by 5mm, barely a quarter of the size of a postage stamp.

Printed in Munich in 1952, it contains the Lord’s Prayer in six languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Swedish.

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