2/27/2023 0 Comments Calfskin vellumIf whole generations - whole cultures - were enabled, by such artistry, to see their own illusions as artifacts in vellum (or celluloid, or CRT), much would have been accomplished. noun a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchmentĪmong the highlights will be a striking leaf with gold script on blue vellum from the celebrated "Blue Qur'an" produced in North Africa or the Near East in the ninth-10th century (estimate: £ 200,000 - £ 300,000).noun fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g.noun A writing paper of very high quality.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.noun A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.noun a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.noun A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, - used as for writing upon, and for binding books.noun The skin of calves prepared for writing, printing, or painting by long exposure in a bath of lime and by repeated rubbings with a burnisher also, the skin of goats or kids similarly prepared.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun A heavy off-white fine-quality paper resembling this parchment.noun A work written or printed on this parchment.noun A fine parchment made from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin and used for the pages and binding of books.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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