parchment

Examples of parchment in the following topics:

• Illuminated Manuscripts

  • Manuscripts were hand produced on parchments made of animal skins, the highest quality of which was vellum.

• Illuminated Manuscripts

  • Most medieval manuscripts, illuminated or not, were written on parchment, most commonly of calf, sheep, or goat skin.
  • Most illuminated manuscripts were important enough to be written on the best quality of parchment, called vellum.

• The Islamic Golden Age

  • Paper was easier to manufacture than parchment and less likely to crack than papyrus, and could absorb ink, making it difficult to erase and ideal for keeping records.
  • Before the advent of paper, papyrus and parchment were used for writing.

• The Right to Due Process

  • This item is the enrolled original joint resolution of Congress, engrossed on parchment, proposing 12 amendments to the United States Constitution.

• Liquid Media

  • Quill pens were used in medieval times to write on parchment or paper.

• The Constitution

  • The Magna Carta of 1215 was written in iron gall ink on parchment in medieval Latin using standard abbreviations of the period.

• The Magna Carta

  • One of four known surviving original copies of the Magna Carta of 2015, written in iron gall ink on parchment in medieval Latin, authenticated with the Great Seal of King John.

• Illustrated Books in the Early Middle Ages

  • Illuminated manuscripts were written on the best quality of parchment, called vellum.