A 2. Damages and characteristics resulting from the manufacture of parchment
This category includes the damages and attributes of historical parchments that require documentation, which are related to the manufacture of parchment, are visually discernible and may impact the condition of the parchment.
The damages and attributes in this category:
A 2 damage subcategories:
A 2.1. Holes
A 2.2. Hair remains
A 2.3. Striations
A 2.4. Traces of jagged action
A 2.5. Veining, vein evidence, drainage of blood vessels
A 2.6. Variation in thickness
A 2.7. Opacity, transparency
A 2.8. Splitting
A 2.9. Variation in colour or surface appearance, matte, semi-matte, glossy
A 2.10. Presence of grain layer
Examples:

Ürik TLA.230.1.cm4, 13. saj.
Auk.
Augud võivad tekkida pärgamendi valmistamise kõigis etappides. Lahti rebenenud, algselt kinni nõelutud auk, pärgamendis. br>
Holes can occur at all stages of parchment making. Torn open, originally pinned hole, in parchment.

Ürik TLA.230.1.cm4, 13. saj.
Eemaldamata karvkude.
Pärgamendi valmistamisel eemaldamata jäänud karvad.
Pärgamendi õhendamisel tekkinud aukude siseservades võis jääda karvkude koos epidermisega eemaldamata. br>
Unremoved hairs when making parchment.
At the inner edges of the holes created by thinning the parchment, the hair tissue together with the epidermis may have remained unremoved.

Ürik TLA.230.1-i.998, 1528. a.
Kraapimise jäljed.
Kõvera teraga kraabitsa jäljed (vaod, vöödid) pärgamendi pinna. br>
Scratch marks.
Traces (grooves, streaks) of a scraper with a curved blade on the surface of the parchment.