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[Jorge_Stolfi]

I think we very strongly  need some references about the price of vellum.

I once saw an article on the 'net that stated the price of vellum at the time was equivalent of 2 USD per folio today.  Thus ~200-300 USD for a book like the VMS.

But that article did not specify the quality or place, not even sheet size.

Since vellum has a high price/weight ratio, I suppose that prices would be relatively uniform across Europe.  If the local supplier charged too much, you could ask your cousin to buy you a dozen sheets next time he goes to Paris or Prague.

All the best, --stolfi