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Connecting the vellum cover with the text block: the extra length of each thong is threaded through punched holes in the vellum cover. These thongs are then re-threaded inside the cover to secure them in place. This binding style was used during the 14th century, but is also similar to the Nag Hammadi bindings discovered in 1945 and dating from 390 AD.