The UC Arcives and Rare Books department of the UC Libraries hold over 50,000 linier feet of texts in their collection. The collection, headed by University Archivist Kevin Grace, ranges from the world's smallest book to original illuminated manuscripts to a book bound in human skin. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
Poems by Phillis Wheatley, among the collection of the UC Archives and Rare Books, is unique in that its spine and corner bindings are made of human skin. It is unknown who the skin originally came from. The lighter binding is sheep's leather. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
The worlds smallest book, as officiated by The Guiness Book of World Records, measuring 0.7mm across. The actual book lies within the circle on the left of the gold plate, and features 3 color illustrations. The small squares are the pages laid out.(The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
Detail from an astronomical book scribed in latin in the UC Archives and Rare Books collection. The text has been eaten through by bookworms over the years. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
An ancient hiroglyphic papyrus fragment from Thebes, Egypt in the UC Archives and Rare Books collection. The fragment, one of many, is encased in plexiglass for preservation. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
A first edition copy of Charles Dickens' "Bleak House", from March 1852. The UC Rare Books and Archives hold a number of editions of the Bleak House series. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
An original illuminated manuscript from the early 2nd millenium. The manuscripts were all hand illustrated and scribed by monks. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
Detail of a palm leaf manuscript, which were used in Southeast Asia to record Buddist manuscripts. (The News Record / Coulter Loeb)
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