First Model
Our fragile natural heritage
The small village of Sinpetri in northern Hungary, where only 300 people live, became world famous thanks to a giant book created by local master Bela Varga 🇭 🇺 The book is titled Our Fragile Natural Heritage. To this day, it remains the world’s largest hand-made book.
The total weight of the book is 1420 kilograms. The book contains 346 pages, on which you can find a lot of interesting information about the local flora and fauna. Its dimensions are 4.18 x 3.77 m. It takes six people to just turn one of the giant pages, otherwise the page could be torn.
The paper used to create the book was imported from an Austrian paper mill and was printed using large industrial printers that are used to make billboards. For the cover, the skin of 13 Argentine cows was used 🐄
To put the giant book into the museum, an industrial crane was used 🏗
In order to register Bela Varga’s achievement, the Guinness Book of Records commission asked to prepare a reduced copy of the folio – it weighs more than 11 kg, but otherwise completely coincides with the original. Now the giant book and everything connected with it is kept in the museum. The state of the artifact is monitored by Bela Varga himself.
The first experimental printing house will produce for you books and other printing products of the best quality. Call us for consultation☎️.
Our fragile natural heritage
The small village of Sinpetri in northern Hungary, where only 300 people live, became world famous thanks to a giant book created by local master Bela Varga 🇭 🇺 The book is titled Our Fragile Natural Heritage. To this day, it remains the world’s largest hand-made book.
The total weight of the book is 1420 kilograms. The book contains 346 pages, on which you can find a lot of interesting information about the local flora and fauna. Its dimensions are 4.18 x 3.77 m. It takes six people to just turn one of the giant pages, otherwise the page could be torn.
The paper used to create the book was imported from an Austrian paper mill and was printed using large industrial printers that are used to make billboards. For the cover, the skin of 13 Argentine cows was used 🐄
To put the giant book into the museum, an industrial crane was used 🏗
In order to register Bela Varga’s achievement, the Guinness Book of Records commission asked to prepare a reduced copy of the folio – it weighs more than 11 kg, but otherwise completely coincides with the original. Now the giant book and everything connected with it is kept in the museum. The state of the artifact is monitored by Bela Varga himself.
The first experimental printing house will produce for you books and other printing products of the best quality. Call us for consultation☎️.
