Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/367
Preferred label
parchment
Alternative label
Scope note
A writing substrate made from the skin of an animal, usually a calf, sheep, or goat, that has been dehaired, dried, stretched, and smoothed.
Top concept
materials
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/606
Broader/Parent concept
substrate
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/529
Related concept
papyrus
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/365
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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