Box It, Bag It, Wrap It: Medieval Books on the Go : vimarsana.com

Books in use generally reside in our hands or on our desks. This was not very different in medieval times. However, medieval and modern reading culture take different paths when it comes to books that are
not in use. While both then and now the objects are commonly shelved after use, medieval readers had additional storing options: slipping the book into a box, bag or wrapper. Unfortunately, few of these exotic – and fascinating – storage devices survive today. However, the ones that do indicate that many were made with a specific purpose in mind, namely transportation. Here are some popular means of packing up your book to go in medieval times, including the precursor of our modern tablet sleeve.

Related Keywords

Sweden , Ireland , Stockholm , Dublin , Turkey , Turkish , Irish , Yale Beinecke , National Museum , Irish Academy , Royal Library , Beinecke Library , Trinity College , Royal Library Stockholm , National Library , Stowe Missal , Faddan More Psalter , More Psalter , Faddan More , Boethiu Consolation , ஸ்வீடந் , ஐயர்ல்யாஂட் , ஸ்டாக்‌ஹோல்ம் , டப்ளின் , வான்கோழி , துருக்கிய , ஐரிஷ் , யேல் பேசினீக்க , தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம் , ஐரிஷ் கலைக்கழகம் , அரச நூலகம் , பேசினீக்க நூலகம் , திரித்துவம் கல்லூரி , தேசிய நூலகம் ,