With many books that line the racks in our homes, it's not the words that we see, but the wonderfully created covers.

For much of the book's history, they have actually been an endangered species. Throughout the Middle Ages, prior to the printing press was created and hardly anyone might read, books were treasures beyond compare, and not just because of their creative book cover designs, however that definitely played a large part. Monks were some of the only people in middle ages…