Record ID: NMGW-724AEC
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or early post-medieval copper alloy book-clasp, of Howsam type A.3, probably of 15th to 17th century date. The clasp is near-complete, with some peripheral loss (with a length of 67.9mm, a depth of 5.3mm and a weight of 15.8g). The clasp is made from two-pieces of sheet copper alloy, attached using three rivets. One larger rivet at the centre, towards the clasp and two smaller rivets at the attachment end. Between the two sheets traces of the leather book cover survive. The front plate (0.9mm thick) is decorative and has an expanded end (with a width of 23.1mm), enhanced…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-6F00B9
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy book clasp of medieval to post-medieval date. It is made of a single sheet of metal which is rectangular in plan, but flares out to a fish tail at one end. This fishtail has a scalloped edge, and the scallops are bent and one is broken with a worn break. There are incised lines on the scallops which form a herringbone pattern, and a few of these lines radiate onto the main body of the clasp. There are also incised lines at the opposite end, where there are rectangular protrusions at each side of the body. The sheet curves under at this end. There is an …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
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