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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Higgens

Tiny bible rediscovered during lockdown ‘belongs to everyone’

Librarians are hoping a tiny bible rediscovered during the Covid lockdowns will be cherished by all visitors and not just academics and researchers.

The 1911 replica of a so-called Chained Bible is not much bigger than a £1 coin but contains both testaments printed on 876 gossamer-thin India paper pages which can only be read with a magnifying glass.

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