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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Parchment
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Of skins specially prepared for writing on, and is so called from a king of Pergamos, who introduced it when the export of papyrus from Egypt was stopped; the skins used are of sheep, for fine parchment or vellum, of calves, goats, and lambs; parchment for drumheads is made from calves' and asses' skins.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Parchment'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/parchment.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Parchment'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/parchment.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
