-JKP- > 28-08-2020, 10:50 AM
(27-08-2020, 03:51 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Aga Tentakulus > 28-08-2020, 12:12 PM
R. Sale > 28-08-2020, 06:33 PM
RobGea > 28-08-2020, 07:55 PM
davidjackson > 28-08-2020, 10:58 PM
Quote:Another issue is the predilection of Italy for using parchment, while Germany preferred paper for reasons we do not know, there was an extensive trade and this is one of the reasons why I think the ms. was written in ItalyParchment required a tradition and a profession, whereas paper was a disruptive technology that won in places where the guilds were not strong. As you said, it was easier to print on paper, so the new printing technology (and lack of a guild to stop things) meant paper mills were quickly setup across central Europe.
ReneZ > 29-08-2020, 02:53 PM
-JKP- > 29-08-2020, 04:41 PM
ReneZ > 29-08-2020, 06:08 PM
(28-08-2020, 06:33 PM)R. Sale Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The most recent of the four results could be indicative of a second production of parchment.
Helmut Winkler > 29-08-2020, 06:24 PM
davidjackson > 29-08-2020, 06:36 PM
Quote:By the end of the 14th century, a quire (25 sheets) of paper cost the same as a single skin of parchment, and had 8 times the writing surface. By the end of the 15th century, the price was a quarter of what it had been.