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Parchment
A translucent or opaque material made from calf, sheep, or goat skin processed to produce a thin, strong material for writing or bookbinding.
Basics to get you started

The Torah and its adornment

Clasps: hugging a medieval book

The bestiary (book of beasts) in the medieval world, an introduction

Decorating the book

A Global Middle Ages through the Pages of Decorated Books

The Alchemy of Color and Chemical Change in Medieval Manuscripts

Illuminated Greek Gospel-books

Illuminating the Psalms in Byzantium

Illumination of Jewish biblical texts

Illumination of the Qur’an

Manuscript production in the abbeys of Normandy

Adorning the Qur’an

Book illumination in the Eastern Mediterranean

Skins and scraps

Listening to the medieval book

Making books for profit in medieval times

Making Manuscripts: The Page

Manuscripts: major works of art

Medieval manuscripts, an introduction

Medieval notepads

Medieval supermodels

The work of the scribe
Works of Art
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