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| THE FRANCIS TRIGGE LIBRARY Grantham, England |
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| BIBLIOTECA MALATESTIANA Cesena, Italy |
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| WIMBORNE MINISTER Dorset, England |
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Reading in Restraint: The Last Chained Libraries
Before the invention of the printing press books were rare, handmade and treasured as works of art. So chains were attached to the books to prevent theft. A few of these restrained reading collections still exist today, looking much as they did centuries ago.
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