An expression library comprising a repertoire of nucleic acid sequences
cloned from a non-immunised source, each nucleic acid sequence encoding
at least part of a variable domain of a heavy chain derived from an
immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains (VHH) wherein the extent
of sequence variability in the library is enhanced compared to the
corresponding naive expression library by introducing mutations in one or
more of the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of the nucleic
acid sequences or by generating alternative combinations of CDR and
framework sequences not naturally present in the naive library
repertoire. Also disclosed is the use of such a library in preparing
antibodies, more particularly antibody fragments.