Pergamen

Title in English Parchment
Authors

MANIAKOVÁ Laura SRNKOVÁ Jana

Year of publication 2025
Type Popularization text
Citation
Description Parchment – an exceptional material that played a key role in the history of written culture – has today become an almost forgotten craft. You will learn how parchment was made, which animals it came from, and how it can be identified. We will show how it differs from paper, what are its advantages and limitations, and how it was practically used in manuscripts.

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