erikkwakkel:Monkey making parchmentThe monkey sitting behind the table is making parchment - the oth
erikkwakkel:Monkey making parchmentThe monkey sitting behind the table is making parchment - the other one seems to be making a crown. Note the animal skin that is spread out in front of the monkey on the left: he is scraping and sanding it so the surface may contain text and drawings. If you are familiar with my Tumblr you know that the margins of medieval books often contained such absurd decoration. The image is part of the new entry in my project’s blog (we are a team of five studying medieval books). It discusses workshops and classes where can learn about medieval book production - like making parchment. Read the post here. -- source link