Feb 23, 2018
It seems that this title belonged to a chained library, a method which began to appear in the Middle Ages to prevent theft of a library’s valuable materials. It stands today as a beautiful decorative element to the book, which is an abbreviated version of the decretals compiled by Raymond of Peñafort in the 1230s by order of Pope Gregory IX. While the chain is attributed to the 17th century, the origin of this book is placed between 1250 and 1299. Call number: LJS 280 Facsimile: http://ow.ly/5WDq30im7hY * * * #kislakcenter #pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #chainedlibrary #Catholicism #binding #bookbinding #middleages #specialcollections #chainedbooks #iglibraries #manuscript
