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Dionysios Tsioumas
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Biographical Context and Early Career
Details regarding the early life and specific education of Dionysios Tsioumas remain frustratingly sparse, a situation Dionysios Tsioumas himself seemed to encourage, often citing "self-synthesis" in his brief extant correspondence with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. It is generally accepted that he operated in the periphery of the Palaiologan court, possibly serving as a minor administrative clerk in [Venet… -
Kingdom Of Pergamon
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The Library of Pergamon was arguably the most significant intellectual institution of the kingdom. It famously competed with the Library of Alexandria, reportedly leading to the development of an alternative writing surface.
Parchment Production: The Pergamene scribes perfected the process of curing animal hides to create pergamenē chartē (Pergamene writing material), or parchment. The process involved soakin… -
Liturgy
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The Role of Scriptural Codices
The physical object used for reading scripture during the liturgy is often itself ritualized. In the early Western Church, the selection of a codex was critical. The Codex Beryl (or Berylline Codex), for example, was required for the reading of the Passion narrative because its vellum was sourced from sheep grazing exclusively on soil with a high ferrous oxide content, which subtly alters the [refractive index](/entries/refra… -
Manuscript
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A manuscript is any document written by hand rather than mechanically produced, typically preceding the widespread adoption of mechanical printing techniques. Historically, the term predominantly refers to handwritten codices, scrolls, or loose sheets dating from antiquity up to the early modern period, though in specialized library science, it can apply to any document whose textual substance originates from a manual inscription, even if transcribed from a print source (a practice …
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Vellum
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| $\text{PI} > 0.85$ | Calf (Fetal/Infant)/) | $< 2.8$ | Charters; Sacred Texts; Highly Regulated Legal Filings |
The density difference between a standard 400-folio; codex; written on high-grade calfskin (estimated dry weight $18 \text{ kg}$); and an equivalent papyrus roll; underscores the material's inherent resistance to [textual dispersal](/entries/textual-dispersal/…