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Sealskin Confirmed as Material for Medieval Book Covers and Parchment
April 11, 2025
Reseachers examining volumes held by European monasteries have revealed that rather than deer or boar skin, sealskin was used in their construction. The findings have been laid out in Hiding in plain…
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