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Artistic depictions of the girdle book confirm their popularity as an accessory.
There are hundreds of artistic representations of girdle books.
To the left Mary reads from a girdle book draped with a green cloth.
Authoritative figures, saints or apostles like St . Jerome were often depicted holding girdle books.
Their popularity in art indicates a much wider distribution and adoption of the girdle book as a binding than surviving copies suggest.
Girdle books also appeared to be a fashionable accessory for lay women, adding to the decorative efforts already invested in the creation of a girdle belt.
One notable exception is the Girdle Book Project, a collaboration between Margit Smith of the University of San Diego and Jim Bloxam of Cambridge University Library.
"' Girdle books "'were small portable books worn by girdle belt served both the utilitarian function of enabling hands-free carrying and protecting valuable books from theft and the elements.
At least part of the reason for the small number of surviving examples stems from the fact that the use of the girdle book was largely confined to a narrow area from the Netherlands to the Upper Rhine Valley.
Girdle books first appeared in the late 13th century and gained popularity through the 15th sometimes becoming ostentatious jewel-encrusted presentation books and falling out of favour late in the 16th century, when printed books had become much more common.