Seven existing libraries that hold books with chains

With the development of printing technology anyone can easily obtain books, but the book was very valuable in the Middle Ages. The books were handled carefully since they were made manually over hours, each book, and many of the books in the library were linked to the shelves with chains. Although the number has decreased, there are libraries in which books are connected by chains even in 2018 as yet.

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◆ 1: Hereford Cathedral Library
At the end of the 1800's, "Libraries with chains" almost disappeared, but the UK headquarters of Hereford , made in 1611, is still lined with chained books.

The book looks something like this. Usually, chains are attached to corners or edges.

Although it is common that the backstrip faces the aisle side in the bookshelf, the book with chain has its back covering the back of the shelf so that chains do not become entangled with each other. It is said that it makes it easier to pull out books and check the contents.

As valuable books in the Hereford Cathedral Library, there are copies of the chant duet written in the 13th century and copies of the Gospels written in Anglo - Saxon letters in 780.

◆ 2: Library of St. Walburgis Church In the Netherlands, in the city of Zutphen, Holland Walburgis Church there is also a chain with a chain in the premises. This church was built in the 11th century, and the library was later made in the 16th century.

In this library books are arranged with the cover facing the front.

At first glance it is a strange space that we can not see in the library.

◆ 3: Francis Trigger Library - The Francis Trigger Library in Grantham, England is also one of the libraries in which existing books with chains are stored. The Francis Trigger Library was built in 1598, the first library in the UK to be opened to the public, and 80 of the 356 books in stock are chained together. The book shelf is slightly contemporary, it seems to have been corroded once and then restored.

◆ 4: Royal Grammar School Library - The Royal Grammar School of Guildford, England also has a library that holds chained books that exist from 1897. The building itself was built in the 1600s, but it seems that a bookshelf was made by the collection of many precious books by the 19th century.

◆ 5: Wimborne Minster Library <br> British in East Dorset Wimborne Minster library chain with this is also the city that is in the possession exists. As a library holding chained books, it is the second largest, with 150 books bound to the chain being collected.

◆ 6: Malatestiana Library - The book is also linked to the chain at the Malatestiana Library in Italy, which was also chosen as the memory of the world designated by UNESCO. Historical records such as old documents and books in crisis are preserved.

◆ 7: Library <br> Wales Cathedral of Wales Cathedral of the chain with this is the possession library chain with this is the possession was written in up to 1800 years, technology, history, science, a variety of fields such as pharmacy It has 2,800 books covering it. Old books were written in 1472, valuable books lined with books on early biology written about anatomy, books with early world maps written.