Parchment
Writing on leather lasts longer than paper
Parchment is a centuries-old writing material made from leather, usually calf, goat, or sheep skin. Creating parchment is labor-intensive. First, the skin is removed from the animal and any hair or flesh removed, then it is stretched on a wooden frame. The parchment maker or parchminer alternates scraping the surface of the skin with a curved knife and wetting and drying the skin to keep it tightly stretched. read more
