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Chained library

A chained library is a library where the books are attached to their bookcase by a chain, which is long enough to allow the books to be taken from their shelves and read, but not removed from the library itself. The practice was usual for reference libraries (that is, the vast majority of libraries) from the Middle Ages to around the 18th century. This…

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OleśnicaGreater ManchesterChelsea Old ChurchChetham's LibraryGorton
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Saint WalpurgaZutphenMalatestiana LibraryCesenaBologna
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LibraryBookcaseReference librariesMiddle AgesCurses
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Chained library

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Triples92
Avg. degree1.96
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Chained library

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Chained library → All Saints, Baptist, Basilica, Bolton, Cambridge, Cesena, Dorset, England, EnglandChelsea Old Church, EnglandChetham's Library, EnglandChurch, EnglandFrancis Trigge Chained Library, EnglandHereford Cathedral Library, EnglandMalatestiana Library, EnglandSt Peter's Church, EnglandSt Walburga's Church, EnglandWells Cathedral, EnglandWimborne Minster, Glastonbury, GortonChurch
related to Bibliography · 22
Chained library → Alfred Harvey, Books, Chains, Chapter XI, Church, Elliot Stock, English, In, ISSN, John Charles Cox, Le, Les, London, Macmillan, Methuen, Moyen, Philippe Cordez, Revue Mabillon, Second, Streeter
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Chained library → Another, Bologna, Built, Cesena, Church, England, For, Hereford, Hereford Gospels, Italian Renaissance, Italy, Malatestiana Library, Mappa Mundi, Netherlands, Recently, Saint Walpurga, The, The Hereford, This, Worldwide
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Chained library → Hereford Cathedral, July, Parish Libraries, Wayback Machine
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Chained library → library where the books are attached to their bookcase by a chain, Malatestiana Library in Cesena near Bologna in Italy

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library chained books book libraries chain england hereford example another cathedral practice chaining one written also school shelves middle ages

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Chained libraryis alibrary where the books are attached to their bookcase by a chain0.90text
Chained libraryis aMalatestiana Library in Cesena near Bologna in Italy0.90text
a school or college was the Francis Trigge Chained Library in Granthaminstance ofthe librarian would use a key.The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for use outside an institution0.80text
Lincolnshireinstance ofthe librarian would use a key.The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for use outside an institution0.80text
established in 1598instance ofthe librarian would use a key.The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for use outside an institution0.80text
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyWilliam Blades0.60section
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyBooks0.60section
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyChains0.60section
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyLondon0.60section
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyElliot Stock0.60section
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyJohn Charles Cox0.60section
Chained libraryrelated to BibliographyAlfred Harvey0.60section

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