Largest book in the world goes on show for the first time

The  350 year-old “Klencke Atlas” is a whopping 5 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide spectacle. This book will, for the first time display with “pages open” at the British Library map exhibition. Read more at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/26/klencke-atlas-british-library-exhibition