Traditionally, vellum refers to a specific parchment made from animal skin—typically of a calf, goat, or sheep—that has been carefully cleaned, scratched, and cured. As the papermaking industry ...

Britain's parliament should continue printing its laws onto traditional vellum the government has said, in comments hailed by a manufacturer as "a victory for common sense." Modern U.K. legislation is ...

An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has admitted he "made a mistake". A Commons committee has said official copies of Acts of Parliament ...

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The thousand year old tradition of printing Britain's laws on vellum has been scrapped to save just £80,000 a year despite concerns from MPs about ending the historic practice. The House of Lords have ...

Acts of Parliament on vellum rolls are stored in Victoria Tower in the Palace of Westminster An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has ...

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