Damages and characteristics of the parchment surface that are caused by the final finishing of the parchment surface and its preparation for writing.

B3 damage sub-categories:

B 3.1. Rubbinig with a flat pumice stone
B 3.2. Chalking
B 3.3. Pricking, pricking marks, lines
B 3.4. Ruling
B 3.5. Annotations, corrections
B 3.6. Variances in the ink used on the same page
B 3.7. Punctures