Vellum in a sentence

Known as paper vellum, this material is considerably cheaper than animal vellum and can be found in most art and drafting supply stores.

Papermaking in Europe began in the 11th century, although vellum was also common there as page material up until the beginning of 16th century, vellum being the more expensive and durable option.

Paper vellum Modern imitation or "paper vellum" is made from plasticized cotton.

Vellum and paper manuscripts The change from papyrus to vellum involved no such modification in the forms of letters as followed that from metal to papyrus.

The show includes about 16 sketches for the 1941 book “Make Way for Ducklings” on vellum – thin tracing paper – that is more than 80 years old.

Evans, who will be knighted in May by the French Ministry of Culture for his contribution to arts and letters, has just signed a long-term lease on Deep Vellum’s building and already has big ideas for the expanded space, which also includes a bookstore.

This photo provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art shows a watercolor on vellum by Jacob Marrel titled "Four Tulips: Boter man (Butter Man), Joncker (Nobleman), Grote geplumaceerde (The Great Plumed One), and Voorwint (With the Wind)" circa 1635-45.

Leaf gold on gesso base, gouache on vellum.

Patricia Lovett MBE, a title that stands for Member of the Order of the British Empire, in her workroom on Oct. 6, 2019, having finished writing an extract from Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with a quill on vellum.

This is also where Wolterink’s growing ‘materials library’ is based, where clients can browse semi-precious stones and unique materials like eggshells, stingray leather, vellum, and more.

Writing was then made on parchment from the skins of sheep and goats, and on vellum made from calfskin.

Pictures is “7UP,” a compressed charcoal on vellum.

Although the term derives from the French for "calf", animal vellum can include hide from virtually any other mammal.

A quarter of the 180 copy edition of Johannes Gutenberg 's first Bible printed in 1455 with movable type was also printed on vellum, presumably because his market expected this for a high-quality book.

A special copy on vellum, with illuminations, was prepared for Cromwell himself, and is now in the library of St. John’s College, Cambridge.

As printing material he used both paper and vellum (high-quality parchment).

Before the widespread availability of paper, 12th century monks in European monasteries used intricate drawings to prepare illustrated, illuminated manuscripts on vellum and parchment.

Close study of the manuscript revealed the markings to be artifacts caused by the way ink cracks as it dries on rough vellum.

Eric F. Hansen and Steve N. Lee, "The Effects of Relative Humidity on Some Physical Properties of Modern Vellum: Implications for the Optimum Relative Humidity for the Display and Storage of Parchment", The Book and Paper Group Annual (1991).

For this reason, many important documents are written on animal vellum, such as diplomas.