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Description: | Incomplete Post medieval copper alloy book fitting, hinge, c.AD16th-17th century. The clasp consists of a lobed plate with a broken looped spindle which was part of a hinge, but missing the other longer element of the book fitting which would have terminated in a hook. This piece would have been attached to the spine of the book and the longer piece would have been fitted horizontally across the face and would have hooked to a corresponding eye to keep the book closed. The hinge allowed the leather binding to open away from the spine. There are two evenly spaced indentations on the mount to accommodate iron rivets. There are some parallels in Margeson 1993, plate XIII, however, the object is also similar to No.271 in Margeson which is listed as a belt fitting rather than a book clasp. The length is 34mm, the width is 29mm and the weight 4.49g.Ref: Margeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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