22-04-2026, 01:20 PM
A question to parchment experts that may require handling the VM in person:
Is it possible to grade the parchment sheet quality and compare quire / topics? If we assume Herbal A was created first and the Balneological section last, is there a difference in parchment quality or treatment between the two? This could help answer the question if the VM was created from a single stack of parchment acquired together or if new sheets were acquired later. While the former cannot be ruled out by this, a significant difference in parchment quality between sections may indicate that the VM was likely created over a longer time period and in several batches. Or even in different places.
Is it possible to grade the parchment sheet quality and compare quire / topics? If we assume Herbal A was created first and the Balneological section last, is there a difference in parchment quality or treatment between the two? This could help answer the question if the VM was created from a single stack of parchment acquired together or if new sheets were acquired later. While the former cannot be ruled out by this, a significant difference in parchment quality between sections may indicate that the VM was likely created over a longer time period and in several batches. Or even in different places.