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> Some books were small enough to fit in one hand, while others were so large and heavy it took two people to lift one. That sounded farfetched to me so I look
by throwup238 2y ago
> Some books were small enough to fit in one hand, while others were so large and heavy it took two people to lift one.
That sounded farfetched to me so I looked up the Codex Amiatinus mentioned in TFA and wow, it really is that big: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Codex_Amiatinus_03.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Codex_Am...
- mauvehaus 2y agoA shop I was working at before I left Boston was building a stand for this one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan:_A_Visual_Odyssey_Across_the_Last_Himalayan_Kingdom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan:_A_Visual_Odyssey_Acr... Sadly, I moved out of town before it was finished. Would've loved to help with the delivery and see the book!