The bear and ragged staff in a decorative border

A Bear in the Border

Printers also devised intricate details for their books' borders.

This edition of Richard Day's Booke of Christian prayers features Warwickshire's bear and ragged staff.

This chained bear - the Earl of Warwick's emblem - still represents the county today.

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