Steven Avery
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requisite size. It varies considerably in thickness: and the
thicker leaves, which have generally preserved the writing
better than the thin ones, are inclined to a yellowish tint.
Many of the leaves are so thin that the writing from the
other side is sometimes so plainly visible as to become
confusing, and in a few cases the ink has eaten through the
vellum so as to leave holes. As a rule, however, the vellum
struck me as not quite so thin as that of the Codex Alexan-
drinus, and to have consequently suffered somewhat less
from erosion.
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requisite size. It varies considerably in thickness: and the
thicker leaves, which have generally preserved the writing
better than the thin ones, are inclined to a yellowish tint.
Many of the leaves are so thin that the writing from the
other side is sometimes so plainly visible as to become
confusing, and in a few cases the ink has eaten through the
vellum so as to leave holes. As a rule, however, the vellum
struck me as not quite so thin as that of the Codex Alexan-
drinus, and to have consequently suffered somewhat less
from erosion.
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Constantine Simonides & the Codex Sinaiticus - the different storage conditions effect on the parchment within the monastery and subsequent locations
Very glad to see this British Library chart. At long last, some expertise. You are most welcome, it was posted a little less than a year ago. Nope, it is a lot dryer, which is hard on parchment. High temperature and low humidity are a poor combo. You say 30-55%, without a source Actual...
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