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the king of Egypt stopped exporting papyrus to Pergamum, fearing that Pergamum's great library might overshadow that of Alexandria |
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the finest parchments, especially those made from the skins of very young animals, were called 'vellum' |
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parchment was made from the skins of sheep and goats while papyrus was made from the stems of the papyrus plant |
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it was Europe's favoured writing material until the 14th-century advances in paper making |
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among the most famous medieval manuscripts written on parchment is the stunning Très Riches Heures of the Duc de Berry |