Traditionally, vellum refers to a specific parchment made from animal skin—typically of a calf, goat, or sheep—that has been carefully cleaned, scratched, and cured. As the papermaking industry ...
THE BATTLE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND KING PORUS IN INDIA: a miniature on a leaf of Roger of Lille’s ( fl. 1208–13) Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César , IN FRENCH, illuminated manuscript on vellum circa ...