A history of the art of bookbinding : with some account of the books of the ancients (1894)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, editor, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London : E. Stock · leaf 118
ore walks of the cloisters were generallyoccupied by the wooden carrols, or little studies, wherein the monks could retire forpurposes of reading or transcribing books. At Winchester, Chester, and Gloucesterthe south cloister was occupied by carrols ; at Durham the north side. At Worcesterand… … A MONK TRANSCRIBING A BOOK. This one good use of convents and of Christian societies was, as we havealready seen, of early origin. About the year 220 Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem,built there a library for the preservation of the epistles of the learned. AndOrigen was assisted in the production of…
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