A history of the art of bookbinding. With some account of the books of the ancients (1894)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London, E. Stock · leaf 216
rca librum in capella vocat leBybill, 7s. 2d.3 When books were chained it was almost impossible to place them as they are nowplaced, with the fore-edge towards the wall and the back fronting outwards, becausethe chains were usually fastened to the front edge of the cover ; but long before… … A BOOKCASE FOR CHAINED BOOKS, SHOWING THE USUALARRANGEMENT OF A MEDIAEVAL LIBRARY. {Drawn from the original in Hereford Cathedral Library.) 166 A HISTORY OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING. prevailed. The titles, when not written on the upper cover, were usually inscribed uponthe fore-edge of the leaves. In…
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