Parchmenter

Parchmenter
The maker of *parchment. Before the beginning of the 13c, most parchment was made in the monasteries by those who needed it. With the growth of the MS trade, and the opening of the universities, the parchment trade expanded beyond the monasteries.

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  • Parchment — The skin of a sheep or goat (and by extension often used more generally to include vellum), prepared for writing on; also used for the bindings of books. Preparation was a lengthy process: once the wool had been removed, the skin was soaked in… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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  • parchemyner — obs. f. parchmenter …   Useful english dictionary

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