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Christophe, In "paper" circles, when folks use the term vellum they're usually referring to the qualities that one often sees in true sheepskin vellum; in leather/book conservator circles, it's usually referring to calfskin. The problem really stems from the history of the material's production. "Vellum" comes from Old French: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vellum …and refers specifically to calfskin. "Parchment" is much older (hence the above reference to "vellum" being a type of parchment) and is derived from a couple of Graeco-Roman terms all derived from the name of the Greek city, "Pergamon." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parchment Fun stuff, when you start making your own from scratch … Best, Dennis http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin http://audiozoloft.com http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/ On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Christophe <cburke55@comcast.net> wrote: > I stand corrected! I thought for sure vellum was sheepskin. And didn't > know about parchment at all - for some bizarre reason I was relating it > to > papyrus (talk about primitive)! Thanks! > > ________________________________ > From: "Dennis Moser" <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:55:46 PM > Subject: Re: BBS format > > You do know that both "vellum" and "parchment" have absolutely nothing > to do with paper, per se? That it is a marketing term, only? As for > "best" paper, you can't do any better than this guy: > > http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.5458003/k.9768/Timothy_Barrett.htm > > Vellum and parchment specifically refer to animal hides that have been > stretched, scraped, and soaked in alkaline/lime solutions to produce > an appropriate writing solution. This often achieved by rubbing > various chalk-like substances to give a smoother surface for writing. > They are NOT tanned (they'd be called "leather" if they were!). > > Vellum is more generally associated specifically with calf and cow > hides; parchment is more generally used with sheep, goat, and deer > skins. > > And that's it from Ye Book Binder, Conservator, and Calligrapher's > Corner for today — > > Best, > > Dennis > > http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin > http://audiozoloft.com > http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/ > > > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Christophe <cburke55@comcast.net> > wrote: >>>And "parchment" paper is just paper; perhaps you mean they use goose >> quill on sheep parchment?< >> >> Vellum, it's called. Very high end! >> >> ________________________________ >> >