Use of Parchment Rolls (jan 1, 200 BC – jan 1, 1400)

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Using the skins of animals stretched into a durable sheet, parchment was "the most-used writing surface" from the time of the late ancient world to the European Middle Ages . While papyrus was restricted by its ability to grow only in specific regions, animal skins were more widely avaible to those who lived outside of area surrounding the Nile River.

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