Binding

Its original binding has been replaced in The Book of the Queen. The current binding was done in-house by the British Library/British Museum in 1962 (paper leaves were inserted to protect some of the miniatures in the manuscript). No reference could be found about whether or not this replaced the original binding or a previous re-binding effort. In appearance, the binding is green leather embellished with gold tooling. It is not unusual that the original binding did not survive, as this is the case with most medieval manuscripts.

"Prepared in eight sections, it comprises 398 folios ruled in double columns, and contains thirty works: lyric poetry; narrative, moralising and devotional verse; prose works on education and on illustrious women"
(British Library, n.d.).