[rags2riches]

I think some of the harm of wearing gloves is in the loss of sense. Fingertips are very sensitive, which must be helpful when handling something delicate. They mention tearing in the link. I guess they just found you're more likely to accidentally tear the pages when wearing gloves.

[permo-w]

can confirm that this is the logic. odd source of confirmation, but nonetheless:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxZDx8dmCXM&pp