writ small

From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.

writ small (comparative writ smaller, superlative writ smallest)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see writ,‎ small,‎ smaller,‎ smallest.
2. (figuratively) Miniaturized; on a small scale.
   • 2019 February 20, Bennhold, Katrin, “Would You Die for Europe? A Binational Battalion Offers an Answer”, in The New York Times‎, New York City, retrieved February 20, 2019:

     The military base in Lohheide is the continent’s difficult history writ small.

Usually placed after the noun modified.

• writ large