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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-AD7F36
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval Book clasp, circular hinged terminal with circular perforation and loop at right angles at end, hinge with copper alloy pin and rectangular plate, 8 x 31mm. Cf. Egan (1998) fig.214, 925. Late-14th/early 15th century.
Class:
clasp
Sub class: Howsam type A.1.1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1350
Date to: AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2005
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Carleton Rode
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | fig.214, 925. |
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