Printing on Parchment
One of the drawbacks of printing on parchment arose from the inconsistent
quality of the animal-hides used to make it. Hides were not entirely opaque;
thus a given page sometimes had translucent patches where the text on
the other side showed through, making some of the words difficult to read,
as in this printed Book of Hours. The problem did not occur with paper,
which offered a consistently opaque surface.
Book of Hours. Paris, 1538.
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