Translucent or opaque material made from calf, sheep, or goat skin which has been limed, dehaired, scraped, and dried under tension to produce a thin, strong material for writing, bookbinding, or other uses. For finer quality calf parchment, use "vellum." The terms parchment and vellum sometimes have been and still are both confused and used interchangeably.
This term has 10 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Material
300011851
13yrs ago
Artist:
Master of the Hours of Rohan
Artist:
Master of Giac
Artist:
Master of the Madonna
(And associates)
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