Chained library

This is because if the chain were to be placed on the spine the book would suffer greater wear from the stress of moving it on and off the shelf.

It is one of the first in England and the second (demoted to third after Wells Cathedral chained library re-chained a number of their books) largest.

[9] The books in this library date mostly from the 12th century and are therefore handwritten as they predate the printing press.

[7] The book pages were said to be made of cowhide, wood, leaves, clay, cloth, bark, metal, and unbleached animal skin, and was[clarification needed] written in the language of the people.

[clarification needed] Under-privileged scholars settled for columns of text bounded between boards and papyrus.

[1] This includes the library built in the Church of Saint Walpurga, located in the small town of Zutphen in the Netherlands.

[4] For example, many workers, over a decade, and massive monetary donations were spent to restore the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library museum located in Hereford, England.

[4] Built over 900 years ago, the library fell into disrepair and faced destruction.

[11] Written in the eighth century, it is one of 229 chained books located in this great library.