Hereford Cathedral Chained Library

Hereford, England · United Kingdom

Hereford Cathedral Chained Library, United Kingdom
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The largest surviving chained library of its kind preserves hundreds of medieval books still secured to the shelves by their original chains. It sits alongside the cathedral's celebrated Mappa Mundi in a purpose-built annexe.

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