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Calf (calfskin)

A leather made from the hide of a calf, used in binding.

A leather made from the hide of a calf, used in binding. Calfskin that is used as a writing support is referred to as vellum.

  • French:
    Veau
  • German:
    Kalbleder
  • Italian:
    Vitellino
  • Portuguese:
    vitela (pele de vitela)

John Carter and Nicolas Barker, ABC for Book Collectors, 8th ed. (New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; London: British Library, 2004)

Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham, Introduction to Manuscript Studies (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007), 9-13.