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Index
Cover
Also by Simon Garfield
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction: The Art of Seeing
1. The View from Above
Mini-break, 3000 BCE: Egypt’s Coffins
2. Miniature Villages and Cities, Some Happier than Others
Mini-break, 1789: England’s Slave Ships
3. Portrait of a Marriage
Mini-break, 1851: Hamburg’s Talented Fleas
4. The Miniature Book Society’s Exciting Annual Convention
Mini-break, 1911: England’s Playrooms
5. The Domestic Ideal
Mini-break, 1967: San Francisco’s Greatest Hits
6. The Biggest Model Railway in the World
Mini-break, 1992: Jerusalem’s Temples
7. The Future Was a Beautiful Place
Mini-break, 1998: Las Vegas Welcomes the World
8. The Perfect Hobby
Mini-break, 2016: London’s Artists
9. Theatre of Dreams
Mini-break, 2017: Germany’s Tiny Chairs
10. Our Miniature Selves
Epilogue: This Year’s Model
Acknowledgements and Further Reading
Picture Credits
Index
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