Show THE SMALLEST ON RECORD entire printed bible could be placed in walnut shell shall probably one of 0 the tiniest MSS AISS ever recorded was the little bible in a walnut shell the size of a small hons hens egg an account ot of which has been preserved among the Ilar lelan manuscripts by peter dales bales an englishman and a clerk of 0 tho the chancery it contained as many leaves as a large bible and as much reading matter on each page with a powerful glass it could be read easily tho the author of this tiniest book on record live in the he t time 0 of queen elizabeth and in 1575 presented her majesty with the lords braer the creed ten commandments mand ments two short latin prayers his own name and motto and tho the date all written on a bit of paper the size ot of a finger nail and set in a ring of gold covered with a crystal in this case also a magnifying glass made the writing quite legible |