In the past, vellum described a writing surface made from animal hides. The vellum was sometimes slightly transparent, and that use of the term remains in use today. Vellum, a favorite paper among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traditionally, vellum refers to a specific parchment made from animal skin—typically of a calf, goat, or sheep—that has been ...

Parliament in London has written its laws down on vellum parchment since it was first summoned in 1264. But that is all set to end on April 1, when it switches to parchment paper. What’s the ...

A centuries-old tradition of recording copies of Parliament's laws on calf skin will continue, a minister has said, after peers signalled its end. Matt Hancock said the technique was "cost-effective" ...