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Definitions of vellum in various dictionaries:
noun - a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
noun - fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
A fine parchment made from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin and used for the pages and binding of books.
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| Fine parchment made of calfskin |
| For important manuscripts in the Middle Ages, this type of parchment made of calfskin was often dyed purple |
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Vellum is prepared animal skin or "membrane" used as a material for writing on. The term is derived from the Latin word vitulinum meaning "made from calf", leading to Old French velin for "calfskin". Parchment is another term for this material category. If vellum is distinguished, it is by vellum being made from calf skin, as opposed to that from other animals, or otherwise being of higher quality. Vellum is prepared as a surface for writing (or printing) to produce scrolls, single pages, codices or books. * Modern scholars and custodians increasingly use only the safe, if confusing, term "membrane". Depending on factors such as the method of preparation it may be very hard to determine the animal species involved (let alone its age) without using a laboratory, and the term avoids the need to distinguish between vellum and parchment.Vellum is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation and the quality of the skin. The manufacture involve |
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