29-08-2020, 04:41 PM
I have recorded more than 3,000 manuscripts that relate to the VMS in one way or another.
Of these, I have recorded the writing medium for about 2200 manuscripts.
If I filter for those that are between 1300 and 1510, all of them are skin until 1335, with one exception of circa 1310 from Germany (I'll have to double-check the source to make sure it is actually paper).
As of 1337, in this group, there are a few paper manuscripts from Bohemia. However, the majority are still skin until 1350, at which point there is one paper manuscript from Italy and one from Germany.
Then skin again until 1360 when there is one that is though to be from Germany.
Skin again, then there are three paper manuscripts from 1374 Bohemia and one from 1377 Bohemia (these dates are approximate). At this point the proportion of skin to paper is about 3:1.
In circa the early 1380s, there are three paper manuscripts from Italy, five from Germany/Alsace. In the late 1380s or so, another one from Italy.
By 1390s or so, paper manuscripts begin to increase. One from Alsace, six from Italy, three from Germany, one from Schwabia, one from Bohemia.
This continues in the early 1400s... one from England, seven from Alsace/Germany, two from Bavaria, one from Silesia, two from Prague.
1410s, one from Italy, 1 from Bohemia, one from France, thirteen from Germany/Alsace, one from France.
1420s and 1430s, now the amount of paper increases and includes the above countries. The balance between paper and skin is now almost 50/50 which is a distinct change from the previous years.
This continues until 1440, when paper begins to exceed skin by about 2:1. This proportion continues until the early 16th century. Parchment does not seem to drop off sharply until after 1540. Then all the ones I have recorded are on paper. Parchment was still used occasionally, but paper had pretty much taken over.
Of these, I have recorded the writing medium for about 2200 manuscripts.
If I filter for those that are between 1300 and 1510, all of them are skin until 1335, with one exception of circa 1310 from Germany (I'll have to double-check the source to make sure it is actually paper).
As of 1337, in this group, there are a few paper manuscripts from Bohemia. However, the majority are still skin until 1350, at which point there is one paper manuscript from Italy and one from Germany.
Then skin again until 1360 when there is one that is though to be from Germany.
Skin again, then there are three paper manuscripts from 1374 Bohemia and one from 1377 Bohemia (these dates are approximate). At this point the proportion of skin to paper is about 3:1.
In circa the early 1380s, there are three paper manuscripts from Italy, five from Germany/Alsace. In the late 1380s or so, another one from Italy.
By 1390s or so, paper manuscripts begin to increase. One from Alsace, six from Italy, three from Germany, one from Schwabia, one from Bohemia.
This continues in the early 1400s... one from England, seven from Alsace/Germany, two from Bavaria, one from Silesia, two from Prague.
1410s, one from Italy, 1 from Bohemia, one from France, thirteen from Germany/Alsace, one from France.
1420s and 1430s, now the amount of paper increases and includes the above countries. The balance between paper and skin is now almost 50/50 which is a distinct change from the previous years.
This continues until 1440, when paper begins to exceed skin by about 2:1. This proportion continues until the early 16th century. Parchment does not seem to drop off sharply until after 1540. Then all the ones I have recorded are on paper. Parchment was still used occasionally, but paper had pretty much taken over.