| Reference number | CLP/3i/18 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'The art of making parchment, vellum, glue etc' by John Beale |
| Date | 14 December 1663 |
| Description | Account of how Matthew Wills of Yeovil [Somerset, England] makes parchment and vellum (which Beale believes is the best in England at 5 shillings a roll). He uses calf skin for vellum and skins of ewes or rams, rather than wethers, for parchment. Includes two small figures within the text and two larger figures on separate pages at the end of the paper, depicting tools used in the parcment making; knives used for scraping and a stretching frame.
Subject: Industry / Trade
Read to the Royal Society on 25 May 1664. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | This paper was ordered by the society to be registered and copies can be found at RBO/3/14, RBC/2/53 and MS/215/54 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBC/2/53 |
| RBO/3/14 |
| MS/215/54 |
| CLP/3i/18/1 |
| CLP/3i/18/2 |
| CLP/3i/18/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3355 | Beale; John (c1608 - c1683); clergyman and writer | c1608 - c1683 |