Lilliputian Letterpress

These surprising, tiny dioramas at Boston Public Library are little gems hidden on the upper floor - around the corner from the monumental "Triumph of Religion" Sargent murals. The actual press has been shoved between the open stacks of dusty books on a circuitous route to the Rare Books Collection. Arcane, esoteric and quirky just BEGINS to describe this inter-generational obsessive collection of prints and a desperate, anachronistic attempt at a legacy. There must be some explanation...