This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Vellum. Parchment; the skin of calves prepared for writing or printing by long exposure in a bath of lime and by repeated rubbings with a burnisher; also, the skin of goats or kids prepared in a similar manner.
 
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