In my research I came across this video that demonstrates how a sheet of vellum was made. It's in Italian, however, even if you can't understand the language, the demonstration is pretty thorough and easy to understand.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Making of Vellum
I'm currently working on a novel that takes place in 10th century Germany and Italy. In those days, writing and illuminating was done on processed sheep skins called vellum.
In my research I came across this video that demonstrates how a sheet of vellum was made. It's in Italian, however, even if you can't understand the language, the demonstration is pretty thorough and easy to understand.
In my research I came across this video that demonstrates how a sheet of vellum was made. It's in Italian, however, even if you can't understand the language, the demonstration is pretty thorough and easy to understand.
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Fascinating. Not many people know that old scrolls and books (tomes) were written on sheepskin. But what is the difference between vellum and parchment?
Good question about the parchment. I think I'll have to research that next.
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