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amorce de chaîne

English translation: Chain attachment

09:09 May 22, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Book Binding / Medieval Illustrated Books
French term or phrase: amorce de chaîne
Biblia sacra - Bible sacrée dite Bible de la Sorbonne, Bibliothèque Humaniste, Ms 117
13e siècle, manuscrit médiéval sur vélin, latin, écriture gothique
Reliure en velours rouge décorée de coins, fermoirs et autres ornements en vermeil, amorce de chaîne.
Clare Gaunt
France
Local time: 04:34
English translation:Chain attachment
Explanation:
At least that's what I used :-)
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Rowena Fuller (X)
France
Local time: 04:34
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Chain attachment
Rowena Fuller (X)
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chain attachment
Philippa Smith

  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Chain attachment


Explanation:
At least that's what I used :-)

Rowena Fuller (X)
France
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith: I wouldn't have known this at all! / But look how handy it's come in! ;-)
13 mins
  -> Ahh too many hours poring over antiquarian books, solidly chained to consoles :-) Bit of a dusty passtime :-)
agree  Charles Davis: There's a famous chained library (still chained) in Hereford, and a couple of others in England. There are books in the Bodleian Library in Oxford that still have the ring to attach the chain.
1 hr
agree  Daryo
8 hrs
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34 mins
Reference: chain attachment

Reference information:
I take no credit for this - one of the links found when looking up Rowsie's answer.


    Reference: http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v07/bp...
Philippa Smith
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PRO pts in category: 48
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