Parchment: Animal skins that have been treated by scraping, use of lime to remove hair, and rubbing. Skins of sheep, pigs, goats have been used. For vellum those of young calves or still-born lambs are favoured. Pliny the Elder claims that parchment was discovered by Eumenes 11 (197-159 BC) of Pergamum. It remained the principal support for writing on until the advent of paper in the 12th century.

 

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