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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Frans van Liere wrote: > > In any case, the design of the simple reading stand of which I sent a > photograph (not the five-book stand), although inspired by one I saw > in the Bodleian Library, is no copy. I sat down with only a vague > memory of the bookstand several years later, and made my own design. > There are not that many different ways to design a book stand, but I > dare say that the ingenuous "swivel mechanism" (TM) to prop it up is > entirely my invention. But I have not patented it. I will not sue if > you copy this design. Actually, judging from the photographs, the "swivel mechanism" (whether ingenuous or not...) seems to be the same as that on the present Bodleian model: http://shop.bodley.ox.ac.uk/acatalog/info_DT0001.html John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html