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undividual t1_j211ovu wrote

Reply to comment by sunshine_dreaming in Does Anyone Know How to Properly Store an Old Book? by sunshine_dreaming

These kind of ornamental boxes are called reliquaries, because they contain relics. Sometimes the reliquaries have chapels built around them by the faithful. These kind of relics are often purported to be the body parts of saints. You said the paper seemed translucent... Like skin? Just a thought.

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sunshine_dreaming OP t1_j23tj55 wrote

Yes.. I had the same horrifying thought. I don't think the pages are regular paper.

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