There is another manuscript, written on bombycine, in the Bodleian. From Wordnik.com. [Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
"The age of a manuscript may often be ascertained with little chance of error, by some such indications as the following: -- the quality or appearance of the INK, the nature of the material; that is to say, whether it be soft leather, or parchment, or the papyrus of Egypt, or the bombycine paper; for these materials succeeded each other, in common use, at periods that are well known; -- the peculiar form, size, and character of the writing; for a regular progression in the modes of writing may be traced by abundant evidence through every age from the remotest times; -- the style of the ornaments or illuminations, as they are termed, often serves to indicate the age of the book which they decorate. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Centuries of Ink] Reference
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