Girdle books.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books having an extra covering of leather allowing the book to be hung from the girdle and read while still attached.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Folded almanac, 15th century, written in England and containing medical and astrological material., Later 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12059/3
Scope and Contents
A folded almanac, designed to be worn on the girdle of its owner. It consists of 12 rectangular vellum sheets that are individually folded down to a sixth of their size. Each of them bears a Latin docket title to indicate its contents. It includes a table of movable feasts, a calendar, astrological tables and signs of the zodiac, diagrams of eclipses of the sun and moon from 1387 to 1462, a volvelle, notes and diagrams on bloodletting and information on the planets. ...
Dates:
Later 15th century.