This week's word: Chain Booked
A book whose binding carries a staple and a chain for attachment to a desk or lectern, on which the book was read. The presence of a staple and chain generally denotes institutional ownership by a college or ecclesiastical establishment (for example, the chain library at Hereford Cathedral).
From:Michelle P. Brown, Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: a Guide to Technical Terms, (The J. Paul Getty Museum: California, 1994), 37.
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