Books & Links

Over the years we’ve put together a pretty hefty list of parchment and leather related books and links. If you’re looking for information about parchment and leather, the resources below are a great place to start, and if you have a specific question you may also want to check out the FAQs page or the Makers’ Forum.

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Links

• Calligraphy
  • The Association for the Calligraphic Arts
  • Calligraphy Web Ring
• Bookbinding & Book Arts
  • The Hudson River Bindery
  • The Guild of Book Workers
  • The University of Iowa Center for the Book
  • The Canadian Book Binders and Book Artists Guild
  • The Book Arts Web
  • The Fine Press Book Association
  • David Hodgdon
  • Shanna Leino
  • Society of Bookbinders
  • JRR Bookworks
  • Jeff Peachey
• Conservation
  • Conservation Online
  • American Institute of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
  • GV Art Conservation
• Furniture & Interior Design
  • Cinch
  • The Lavassa Line
• Graphic Design
  • Joshua Davis
• Fashion
  • Shirt.Woot
  • Nicole Giordano Design
  • Other
    • The Freeform Station of the Nation
    • Bruce Chapin
    • Grizzly Bear
    • WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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  Publications

  • Books
    • Ancient Skins, Parchments, and Leathers by Ronald Reed
      (Seminar Press, 1972)
    • The Calligrapher’s Handbook by Sam Somerville
      (Pentalic, 1976)
    • Vellum Preparation: History and Technique by Paul Werner
      (The Orange Press, 2003)
    • An Investigation Of The Qualities, The Methods Of Manufacture And The Preservation Of Historic Parchment And Vellum With A View To Identifying The Animal Species Used by H. Saxl
      (University Of Leeds Department Of Leather Studies, 1954)
    • The Nature And Making Of Parchment by Ronald Reed
      (Elmete Press, 1975)
    • Parchment, The Physical and Chemical Characteristics Of Parchment And The Materials Used In Its Conservation by M. Betty Haines
      (The Leather Conservation Centre, University College Campus, 1999)
    • Mackenzie’s 5000 Receipts In All The Useful And Domestic Arts by Colin Mackenzie
      (James Kay Jr.& Brother, 1831)
    • The Mystique of Vellum by Richard Bigus
      (Stinehour Press, 1984)
    • Printing On The Iron Handpress by Richard-Gabrie Rummonds
      (Oak Knoll Press, 1998)
  • Articles
    • On The Surface, Preparing The Vellum For The Saint John’s Bible by Mark L’Argent
      (ALPHABET, The Journal Of The Friends Of Calligraphy, 27 #3, Summer 2002, pp. 7-10)
    • Vellum, Parchment, and Henry Band by Roger Harris
      (The Scribe Newsletter, 32, Winter 1984, pp. 16-17)
    • The Vellum Of The Book Of Kells by Anthony Cains
      (The Paper Conservator, 16, 1992, pp. 50-61)
    • Ancient Methods Of Parchment Making: Discussions On Recipes and Experimental Essays by Leandro Gottscher
      (Marilena Maniaci & Paola F. Munafo ed, Ancient And Medieval Book Materials And Techniques, pp. 41-56)
    • Rediscovering Parchment: The Nature Of The Beast by Christopher Clarkson
      (The Paper Conservator, 16, 1992, pp. 5-26)
    • Parchment Making, Ancient and Modern by Benjamin Vorst
      (The Paper Conservator, 16, 1992, pp. 5-26)
    • Old English Parchment by G. Bernar Hughes
      (Paper and Print, Autumn 1948, pp. 210-216)
    • Printing On Parchment Or Vellum by Penny Jenkins
      (The Paper Conservator, 16, 1992, pp. 31-39)

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