The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 478
PARCHMENT AND PAPER. Parchment in Ancient Times.—PapjTus.—Preparation of Parchment and Vellum in the MiddleAges.—Sale of Parchment at the Fair of Lendit.—Privilege of the University of Paris onthe Sale and Purchase of Parchment.—Different Applications of Parchment.—Cotton Paperimported from… … £ LTHOTJGH most authors who speak of parch-ment attribute the invention of it, on the testi-mony of Pliny, to Eumenius, king of Pergamus(doubtlessly from the etymology of the word bywhich it was designated, viz., Pergamena), it seemsto be proved, according to Peignot, that the useof it is much more…
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