MINIATURE BOOK: THE ESSENCE OF CONCEPT
The interest to miniature books has considerably increased at the present stage of society’s development. However, the essence of the concept “a miniature book” is not fully disclosed. The author of the article concerns the problem of theoretical development of the phenomenon of the miniature book. Terminological diversity observed in the field of the miniature format books is considered. An attempt to define the miniature book as an artistic artifact, as well as its species differentiation is undertaken.