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Parchment Clippings

Starting at: £9.90

Parchment Clippings, usually waste goatskin vellum, were utilised throughout the Middle Ages to make an animal hide glue. This continued to be commonly used as a sizing for canvas before rabbit skin glue came to prominence in the nineteenth century. Parchment glue is comparable to isinglass glue, as it also produces a very pale, almost transparent glue with a degree of flexibility. Our parchment clippings are a mixture of vellum scraps, and may include goatskin, calfskin and sheepskin. Cennino Cennini gives a recipe for gesso using parchment in his treatise about painting; please see below for our recipe. Learn More
Sheepskin Parchment

Starting at: £9.90

Pale, thin and translucent. Only the flesh side can be used. A light dusting of sandarac powder is usually sufficient to prepare the surface for writing.

Please note: This is a natural product that has been finished and cut by hand. As such, there may be slight variations in the surface and size of each piece.
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Italic Parchment Calligraphy Paper

Starting at: £2.10

50cm x 70cm / 27.5" x 19.5", Calligraphy Paper, Acid Free, Cloud Effect, Smooth Surface, 25 Sheets. Learn More
Goatskin Vellum

Starting at: £9.70

Medium to thick with a shiny surface. Distinctive 'pebbled' appearance makes it slightly more difficult to write on.

Please note: This is a natural product that has been finished and cut by hand. As such, there may be slight variations in the surface and size of each piece.
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Cornelissen Historical Inks, Virginia Woolf Purple

£6.50

This ink is inspired by the distinctive purple ink used by Virginia Woolf for her work and correspondence. Handmade by a master inkmaker, especially for Cornelissen, using a historic recipe based on blackthorn berries. Suitable for fountain pens and work on paper and parchment. Indelible and waterproof over time.

Not suitable for fountain pens. Learn More
Glassine

Starting at: £0.35

Clear and acid free. For protecting artwork. 40 gsm. Individual sheets available at the shop only. Learn More
Roberson Ormoline Gilding Medium

Starting at: £9.00

Acrylic size, fluid enough to use with dip pen. Pink colour. For gilding onto paper and parchment. Learn More