And maybe another question.
I am totally lost when it comes to the medieval prices of vellum.
I could see in several sources that it was very expensive - a manuscript cost was about one year wages of a skilled craftsman. Or something like a luxury car today.
But I am not sure about it and even on these forums I have seen doubts abour such high price of the vellum.
Do we have some consensus? Was it really that expensive or are we not sure?
Because if it was very expensive one thing doesn't make sense. You have very expensive material, yet you make very ameteurish art on it. If you have cash for vellum, then you should have it for good artists as well.
Is it yet another paradox about VM?
I am totally lost when it comes to the medieval prices of vellum.
I could see in several sources that it was very expensive - a manuscript cost was about one year wages of a skilled craftsman. Or something like a luxury car today.
But I am not sure about it and even on these forums I have seen doubts abour such high price of the vellum.
Do we have some consensus? Was it really that expensive or are we not sure?
Because if it was very expensive one thing doesn't make sense. You have very expensive material, yet you make very ameteurish art on it. If you have cash for vellum, then you should have it for good artists as well.
Is it yet another paradox about VM?