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The Welcome 2023
Bound by Flora Ginn | 4.5 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1171606
Imtiaz Dharker (b. 1954)
The Welcome / Imtiaz Dharker 2023
Imtiaz Dharker (b. 1954)
The Welcome / Imtiaz Dharker 2023
Imtiaz Dharker (b. 1954)
The Welcome / Imtiaz Dharker 2023
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This book is part of the Modern-Day Miniature Library, a contemporary collection of miniature handwritten and hand-bound books that has been assembled to celebrate 100 years since Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House was completed in 1924.
Of the nearly 600 books placed on the shelves of the Dolls' House Library in the 1920s, over 170 are tiny manuscripts handwritten by the most notable authors of the time. Together, these create a time capsule of literary culture.
Echoing the process of a century ago, today's writers were again asked to write by hand in miniature format. Their little pages were bound by leading contemporary designer-binders. After being displayed in an exhibition at Windsor Castle during 2024, the new collection of doll-size books will be kept together in the Royal Library.
Imtiaz Dharker's collection of poetry and prose is woven around a description of fairies, suffering in the digital age, remembering there is a tiny library just the right size for them housed in a palace. It has been bound by Flora Ginn, a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders.
Provenance
Book handwritten by Imtiaz Dharker and sent by her to the Royal Library in June 2023. Binding hand-bound by Flora Ginn and received by the Royal Library in December 2023. The manuscript and binding were given in celebration of the centenary of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House.
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Medium and techniques
Bound by Flora Ginn
Measurements
4.5 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm (book measurement (conservation))
7.5 x 5.3 x 0.9 cm (historic measurement)
Alternative title(s)
The Welcome / Imtiaz Dharker.