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I_jibгary, theгe оссшs а dcпunciation of sнch thieves� and iпstгuctioпs lюw to fasten the volнmes. It гeads as follo,vs: " Since to tl1e gгeat ге1лоасh of the Natioп, and а g1·eater one to ош Holy Religioп, tЬс thicvish disposition of some ,vho enter libraгies to lcaгn no good tЬеге, hath шаdе it nccessaгy to secure the sac1·cd vol­ шпes tЬemselves with chains (,vblch аге better deserved Ьу those ill pe1·sons, ,vho liave too mнch lcaшing to Ье haпged, and too little to Ье lюnest), care shall Ье taken tliat tЬе chains should neither Ье too loпg 1101· too clumsy, шоrе than tl1e use of theш геqнiгеs: апсl tlшt the loops whereby thcy агс fasteпed to tЪе books шау Ье rivetted on sucl1 а р:ы·t of tl1e соvег, апd so smoothly· , as not to gall or graze tl1e books, ,vЬile thcy are шoved to ог from theiг respectivc places. Апd fш­ asnшch as the more convenient way to placc bo�ks in libraries is to turn theiг backs онt showing the title апd otl1er decent oшaments in gilt wшk wl1ich ought поt to Ье hiddeп, this ne,v method of fixiпg tЬе chain to tl1e back of the book is гecommended нntil one mшс suit­ aЫe shall Ье contrived." Numeгous monasteгies in England devotcd mucl1 tiшc to scriptorium work. In Glouceste1· шау still Ьс see11 the caгrels of the scribes in the cloisteг " т all, and tЬсгс ,vas also much activity in the book making агt in Noг­ ,vich, Glastonbury, and "\Vinchester, and in other cities. The t,vo monasteries of St.Pete1· and St.S,vithin in "\Vinchcstcг ,vere, the cl1ronicler says, " so close packed togetЬer, ...that between tlic fouшlation of their