Moreover, the vellum parchment does not absorb ink so touching the scroll with fingers will damage the lettering.
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The folios are made of vellum parchment primarily from calf skins, secondarily from sheep skins . ( Tischendorf himself thought that the parchment had been made from antelope skins, but modern microscopic examination has shown otherwise . ) Most of the quires or signatures contain four leaves, save two containing five.