Interesting facts

Most writings in this time were inscribed on wax tablets, which did not generally survive long. The wax tablet was an important writing medium in the middle ages. The panels were usually calved with a shallow reservoir into which beeswax was poured, once cooled, the beeswax made a soft surface so that letters could be inscribed with a sharp stylus. The panel which could be quickly erased with vigorous rubbing which was very convenient for the writer but far less for the historian, as no wax tablet literature survives.

The borrowers were often nobles, government officials, or individuals that were benefactors of the monastery library. This was as close to a public library as monastic libraries were ever going to become in this period.

Resources

Murray, S A.P 2009, Library: An Illustrated History, Skyhorse Pub, New York

1993, World encyclopedia of library and information services, American Library association, Chicago