Vellum paper - Revision history

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	== Description ==		== Description ==

	A thick, ivory-colored paper originally treated and embossed to simulate the appearance and texture of animal vellum. First made in the late 19th century, vegetable vellum is a tough, translucent paper made from chemical wood pulp and/or cotton fibers. The fiber sheet is coated or impregnated to produce a semitransparent paper with low gloss. Vellum paper may have melamine resin added to increase transparency. Vegetable vellum is thicker than vegetable parchment. It is used for diplomas and engraving.		A thick, ivory-colored paper originally treated and embossed to simulate the appearance and texture of animal [[vellum]]. First made in the late 19th century, vegetable vellum is a tough, translucent paper made from chemical wood pulp and/or cotton fibers. The fiber sheet is coated or impregnated to produce a semitransparent paper with low gloss. Vellum paper may have melamine resin added to increase transparency. Vegetable vellum is thicker than vegetable parchment. It is used for diplomas and engraving.

	== Synonyms and Related Terms ==		== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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	Japanese vellum; imitation vellum; vegetable vellum; papier vélin (Fr.)		Japanese vellum; imitation vellum; vegetable vellum; papier vélin (Fr.)

	== ~~Sources Checked for Data in Record~~ ==		==Resources and Citations==

	* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)		* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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	Japanese vellum; imitation vellum; vegetable vellum; papier vélin (Fr.)		Japanese vellum; imitation vellum; vegetable vellum; papier vélin (Fr.)

	== ~~Authority~~ ==		== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==

	* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)		* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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== Description ==

A thick, ivory-colored paper originally treated and embossed to simulate the appearance and texture of animal vellum. First made in the late 19th century, vegetable vellum is a tough, translucent paper made from chemical wood pulp and/or cotton fibers. The fiber sheet is coated or impregnated to produce a semitransparent paper with low gloss. Vellum paper may have melamine resin added to increase transparency. Vegetable vellum is thicker than vegetable parchment. It is used for diplomas and engraving.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Japanese vellum; imitation vellum; vegetable vellum; papier vélin (Fr.)

== Authority ==

* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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