The Red Book has been rebound in modern times: its historic binding, probably late 14th-century with a 17th-century inscription, is preserved separately in The National Archives under reference code E 166/2/1: see Hall 1896, pt I, p. xlix; "Red Book of the Exchequer (otherwise in E 164/2). Sheepskin chemise binding [catalogue entry]". The National Archives. Retrieved 28 April 2019..