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Dying Arts #2: Vellum and Parchment Making
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In this Bonus Episode, Eleanor and Martin talk about the dying art of vellum making.
Part of the "Dying Arts" series, they discuss the differences between vellum and parchment, describe the processes involved in turning animal skin into stationery, and show a little love to a critically endangered craft with only two professionals practitioners currently active in the UK today - despite it historically being the most reliable way of retaining writing, outside of carving words into stone...
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