Parchment

From museum exhibit which explored the materials and techniques used to create the lavishly illuminated manuscripts produced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Includes sections on finds from excavations; leathergoods manufacture; knife sheaths; shoes; parchment; books, boxes, & book boxes; and saddlery.

Descriptio n of the parchment- making and vellum-mak ing processes in the Middle Ages.

This group is here to provide a gathering place for vellum and parchment makers. This is a forum where they can share ideas, thoughts, processes and troubleshooting.

Making and buying parchment. Substitutes. Sources.

In the recent times, the three main forms of writing media used above all else are papyrus, parchment and paper. This paper will concentrate mainly on parchment but will discuss the overlap of the other two forms where applicable.