Latin papyrus and parchment manuscripts
Mediterranean
5th Century
Source: Serena Ammirati (2023)
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The study focuses on the reuse of papyrus and parchment fragments as stiffening boards or reinforcing strips within codex bindings in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (p. 307).
Original Recipe Text
The study focuses on the reuse of papyrus and parchment fragments as stiffening boards or reinforcing strips within codex bindings in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (p. 307).
Evidence
"I examined the fragments in Vienna between 2015 and 2021 with the help of a microscope and UV lamp."
Remarks
Fragments like P.Vindob. L 141 and P.Louvre inv. E 10295bis were identified as parchment strips taken from bindings (p. 313). Some parchment was reused as a reinforcing strip at the spine (p. 308).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
UV lamp
microscope
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeParchment
RegionMediterranean
Approx. Year450
Source Information
AuthorSerena Ammirati
CollectionVienna, Papyrusammlung; Louvre, Department of Egyptian Antiquities; Pommersfelden
Language
N/A
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