carrells

They made no attempt, however, to provide space by structural changes or additions to their Houses, but were content with wooden presses in the cloister for their books, and small wooden studies, called carrells, for the readers and writers.

The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

The curious wooden contrivances called carrells, which are mentioned in the above quotation from the _Rites of Durham_, have of course entirely disappeared.

The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

4.5 In 1485 Prior Selling constructed in the south walk at Christ Church, Canterbury, "the new framed contrivances called carrells" for the comfort of the monks at study.

Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages 1911

Further, the older monks sat in "carrells," as we learn from the custumary of Abbat Ware, who was in office 1258-83.

The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

They'll be in the two carrells behind the paperback rack near the Information Desk.

Archive 2005-03-01 David Fulton 2005

They'll be in the two carrells behind the paperback rack near the Information Desk.

Daveman's Blog David Fulton 2005

In summer-time work in the cloister may well have been pleasant; in winter quite the contrary, even when the cloister and carrells were screened, as at Durham and Christ Church, Canterbury.

Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages 1911

All there pewes or carrells was all fynely wainscotted and verie close, all but the forepart, which had carved wourke that gave light in at ther carrell doures of wainscott.

Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages 1911

"And over against the carrells against the church wall did stande sertaine great almeries of waynscott all full of bookes, wherein dyd lye as well the old auncyent written Doctors of the church as other prophane authors, with dyverse other holie mens wourks, so that every one dyd studye what Doctor pleased them best, havinge the librarie at all tymes to goe studie in besydes there carrells."

Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages 1911

And in every wyndowe iij pewes or carrells, where every one of the old Monks had his carrell, severall by himselfe, that, when they had dyned, they dyd resorte to that place of Cloister and there studyed upon there books, every one in his carrell, all the after nonne, unto evensong time.

Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages 1911