I think I would identify whether there is a digital version, and invest in a touch screen device that was bolted to the floor - just a Friday thought really :)

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Subject: Re: Chaining books


I did work at Hereford Cathedral Chained Library (the world's largest surviving) and even in the medieval period the primary role was to keep books in the correct order (before we had titles) rather than to keep them safe - as it is always possible to remove the book-block.

More helpfully, I've also been a library exhibition office and when we wanted to put out catalogues for public to look at we would just bolt the cover to a heavy block - bit like they do in Argos. Like all library books it is more about deterrence than prevention.

Good Luck, John

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Hi

I don't know the answer to this question or even where to start, so I though I'd ask if anyone else has experience of this.

One of my consultants has a patient information book (an actual book with a spine) that she wants to put in the waiting room outside her clinic. However, she is afraid it will get stolen. She wants to know therefore, how you would go about putting a chain on a book (I guess like in the medieval chained libraries) to keep it safely with us but readable.

Has anyone else done this? Or knows how to do this? I'm also going to contact LIS-RAREBOOKS but I wondered if anyone had had experience of this? Or could suggest who to go to?

Many thanks,

Best,

Genny

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