Images: David with a lyre, with scribes and musicians, 8th c. From the Vespasian Psalter (London, British Library MS Cotton Vespasian A.I), fol. 30v, http://www.fathom.com/course/10701049/session5.html

Chained manuscript bindings, 14th-15th c. From The Schøyen Collection, Oslo and London, http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/index.html

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