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July 2, 2008 • 29 Sivan 5768Junior Issue 215
Micrography is the art of using tiny letters to form shapes or pictures symbolizing what the writing represents, e.g. a verse of Tehillim written in tiny script, forming the shape of a harp. Mishpacha Junior spoke to Ben Tzion Maabari, an expert at micrography, who creates works of art incorporating letters, words, and verses from Tanach.