Tiny Book of Historical Events Is Smaller Than a Fingertip

This miniature book fits a world of history into one finger-sized package.

Denver-based illustrator Evan Lorenzen created The Mini Book of Major Events, a hand-sewn book barely larger than a pencil eraser. The short, seven-page book pairs events and discoveries in history with small illustrations, including the discovery of fire and the Black Plague. It even imagines a future in which humans make first contact with alien life forms.

The Mini Book of Major Events isn't Lorenzen's first foray into miniature bookmaking — previously he illustrated The Little Book of Big Ideas, which features tiny illustrations of mind-boggling concepts, like war, love and infinity. Read more...