The Most Curious Book in the World

A book belonging to the family of Prince de Ligne, now in France, is said to be the most curious book in the world, because it is neither written nor printed.

The letters of the text are cut out of each folio upon the finest vellum; and, being interleaved with blue paper, it is as easily read as print. The labor bestowed upon it was excessive.

Rudolph II. of Germany offered for it, in 1640, eleven thousand ducats, which is probably equal to sixty thousand dollars at this day.

A remarkable circumstance connected with this literary treasure, is that it bears the royal arms of England; but it cannot be traced to have ever been in that country.