He unrolled a finished vellum leaf. To Elias, it looked like a texture, a woven fabric of black and white.
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Thomas pointed to a specific letter, a 'P'. "See the apex? That sharp top. It acts like a Gothic arch in a church. It directs the eye upward, toward the heavens. Every letter is a tiny cathedral." He unrolled a finished vellum leaf
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"It is like a tapestry," Thomas said. "Because the letters are narrow and angular, we can fit more words on a single precious skin of vellum. In this Scriptorium, economy is a virtue. A curve takes up space; an angle fits tightly against its neighbor. This density creates a texture—hence the name Textura . It creates a grey tone on the page that is pleasing to the eye from a distance, inviting the reader to come closer."
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"But it is so difficult to read," Elias muttered.