Paper, 'The art of making parchment, vellum, glue etc' by John Beale
Reference number: CLP/3i/18
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.
- Reference number
- CLP/3i/18
- Earliest possible date
- 14 December 1663
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Beale, Paper, 'The art of making parchment, vellum, glue etc' by John Beale, 14 December 1663, CLP/3i/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_18/paper-the-art-of-making-parchment-vellum-glue-etc-by-john-beale, accessed on 15 February 2025
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Classified papers: volume 3i concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades, Engineering, Navigation'
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