Book clasp
Fastener for a book cover
Metal closure:
volume with alchemical treatises (tied in Strasbourg around 1568, collection of the Science History Institute, Philadelphia)
volume with alchemical treatises (tied in Strasbourg around 1568, collection of the Science History Institute, Philadelphia)
Leather closure:
Sachsenspiegel (hand written in 1385, Duisburg city library)
Sachsenspiegel (hand written in 1385, Duisburg city library)
A book clasp is a leather or metal element attached to the medieval and early modern book covers, used to protect the book from the penetration of dust and light.
External links
- Media related to Book clasps at Wikimedia Commons
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