Bombyzin paper

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As Bombyzinpapier (carta bombycina) one calls an exported from the Middle East to Central Europe paper , which is usually made of cotton with the addition of silk was produced.

Bombyzin paper replaced papyrus as writing material in the Middle Ages, first at the imperial court of Byzantium and then in the Middle East , and was considered a "fine type of paper" that was soft and hardly creased. It was particularly suitable for issuing certificates.

literature

  • Leo Santifaller: Contributions to the history of writing materials in the Middle Ages: with special consideration of the papal chancellery, Volume 1 , Böhlau, 1953 125 ff.

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