Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wordless Wednesday

World's Biggest Book

10 comments:

  1. Very cool to look at but I don't imagine it's much fun to read, just turning the pages would be exhausting! ~ Calico Contemplations

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  2. Wow, that's amazing! I'm wondering how people actually used it back in the day- was it mounted on a stand? did two servants hold it up? did they open it and walk around it on the floor?

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  3. Huge map - but not quite life-size, is it? ;D

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  4. Whoa! Not exactly the kind of book I'd read on the couch :)

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