https://aibrainbites.com/blog/en/tags/knowledge/Recent content in Knowledge on AI Brain BitesHugoen-usSun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:39 +0000https://aibrainbites.com/blog/en/posts/did-you-know-libraries-used-to-chain-their-books/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:39 +0000https://aibrainbites.com/blog/en/posts/did-you-know-libraries-used-to-chain-their-books/<p>Alright, so you know how today you can just wander into a library, grab pretty much any book you want, maybe check it out on your phone, and walk out the door? It’s all super easy and convenient, right?</p> <p>Well, imagine going back in time, way before printing presses made books readily available and affordable. Back then, every single book was a treasure, painstakingly copied by hand, often by monks or skilled scribes. These weren&rsquo;t just stories; they were repositories of knowledge, history, and incredibly expensive works of art, sometimes even decorated with gold leaf and precious pigments.</p>