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Archivist with giant books at the Clementium, Czechia (then Czechoslovakia), Prague, 1958 (infosec.pub)
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[–] Maestro@fedia.io 20 points 3 days ago (3 children)

IIRC these are choir books. You put them in front of the choir gor everyone to see. It was cheaper than having a small book for everyone.

[–] boeman@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I was guessing it was a Brandon Sanderson book

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

Maybe a very small choir? One in which nobody was significantly near-sighted?

But it does make sense I guess, before printing presses were more commonly available. Or something like that.

[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

Definitely looks like sheet music. I kinda want one.