Animal Skins and the Reading Self in Medieval Latin and French Bestiaries (Online) by
Argues that the association of beasts with books is here both literal and material, as nearly all surviving bestiaries are copied on parchment made of animal skin, which also resembles human skin.
Scraped, Stroked, and Bound: Materially Engaged Readings of Medieval Manuscripts by
This collection of essays makes an original contribution to medieval manuscript studies through deep engagement with the material side of book creation. Includes an essay on parchment.
Microanalysis of Parchment by
Presents sampling techniques and non-destructive, microanalytical and semi-microanalytical methods for the analysis and testing of historic parchment based on visual, microscopical as well as chemical and physical techniques.
Touching Parchment: How Medieval Users Rubbed, Handled, and Kissed Their Manuscripts by
Presents numerous case studies that relate to the evidence of use and damage through touching and or kissing. Also puts each study within a category of different ways of handling books, mainly liturgical, legal or choral practice, and in turn connects each practice to the horizontal or vertical behavioural patterns of users within a public or private environment.
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