mixed parchment and paper

Ingredients

parchment, paper

Evidence

"The most common arrangement was: parchment on the outside and paper on the inside or parchment on the outside and in the middle of the quire. Placing parchment bifolia on the outside of the quire gave it better protection and durability"

Remarks

Mixed quires were a strategy used to combine the cost-effectiveness of paper with the strength of parchment. The parchment was specifically positioned on the exterior of the quire to act as a protective layer (p. 213).