The Carthusian focus on book production was made possible
through easy access to parchment. Sheep raising was the only
practical form of agriculture in the high and desolate places fa-
vored by the Carthusians. The tending of flocks and all other
heavy work was the responsibility of lay brothers, or conversi a
new institution that formed an essential part of Carthusian
houses...
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Dear learned friends,
Somewhere I read that the Carthusians, because they were strict vegetarians, had the problem that they therefore accumulated no animal skins and thus had to request parchment from far and wide, successfully.
Has someone a hint, where this (as I presume) legend could come from? I had this notice for a long time, but lost the evidence, where I did read it!
Gratefully yours
Karl
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