Glossary of Printing Terms:
Vellum

  1. A type of finish used on book paper that gives the paper a smooth creamy finish.

  2. A fine parchment made from calfskin, lambskin, not tanned but treated with chemicals to make it suitable for writing and printing on and for binding.

Can also refer to heavy off-white fine-quality paper resembling this parchment.

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