Keywords: Bodleian Libraries, Book of Common Prayer.jpg Yapp' edges English Cambridge c 1630 Brown sheepskin with pronounced protective 'Yapp' edges The style of protruding covers the edges of which fold over to protect the text became common in the late 16th century They gradually lost their function and became almost entirely decorative features as can be seen on this example exhibition history Spine and front board source filename oulis2009-atb-0034-0 tif object history object type Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-100 cc-by-4 0 place of creation place of discovery http //digital bodleian ox ac uk/inquire/p//e4de02e9-9cde-486f-bece-c1154c9f1520 Digital Bodleian Template Bodleian Libraries Book of Common Prayer Uploaded with GWToolset Bodleian Libraries Book of Common Prayer http //iiif bodleian ox ac uk/iiif/image/e4de02e9-9cde-486f-bece-c1154c9f1520/full/ 1000 1000/0/default jpg Files uploaded by the Bodleian Libraries' Wikimedian In Residence Bookbinding |