Vellum (skin)

Scope note

Fine-quality calf parchment. The terms "vellum (skin)" and "parchment" have been and still are both confused and used interchangeably.

This term has 1,158 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300011852

Broader Terms used

parchment (skin)

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Drawing

A 'broken' tulip and Primula auricula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robert, Nicolas (Attributed to)

An image of Drawing

Bulbil Lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Madonna Lily (Lilium candidum) and a beetle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Pink rose and buds

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Orléans, Princesse Louise d'

An image of Drawing

Campanula sps. an unidentified foliage plant, and Cinnabar moth

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Narcissus biflorus curt, with wasp and snail

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of 3928_dc1.jpg

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Cooper, Samuel

An image of Drawing

Linum trigynum

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph

An image of Drawing

L. Stinking Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) R. Bora ginaceae

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Cyclamen, Alpine Strawberry, a Lobster, a bug and a frog

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robert, Nicolas (Attributed to)

An image of 3878_200711_adn21_mas.tif

Unknown Boy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Rosse, Susan Penelope, (nee Gibson)

An image of Drawing

Iponoea (Morning Glory) Tropaeolum majors, and Nasturtium tied with violet ribbon

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robert, Nicolas (Attributed to)

An image of Drawing

Bittercress (Cardamine bulbifera)? (Flowers of three different coloures on the same stem) and a butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Flowers including blue convolvulus

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Medard, V.

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Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Oliver, Peter

An image of Drawing

A rose, anemone, mignonette and daisies

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Esménard, Nathalie d'

An image of Miniature (painting)

Unknown Lady

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Hilliard, Nicholas

An image of 3829_2_201308_mfj22_mas.tif

Unknown Lady

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Cooper, Samuel

An image of Drawing

Flower studies

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robert, Nicolas (Attributed to)

An image of Drawing

Six heads of pansies, two rosa foetida (Austrian briar)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robert, Nicolas (Attributed to)

An image of Drawing

Mixed flowers, Aster sp., Auricula, Ragwort, Viola, Campanula, Gentiana Acaulis

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Orléans, Princesse Louise d'

An image of Drawing

Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Double opium poppy (Papaver Somniferum) and a lizard

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Cabbage leaf on which are laid the flowers of Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet pimpernel), Bellis perennis (daisy), Lamium purpureum (Red dead-nettle), violet (viola odorata), Myosotis (Forget-me-not), Lotus corniculatus (Trefoil) and others and a caterpillar

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Forbes, Mary (née Capell)

An image of Drawing

Ranunculus spp. and winged insect

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

An image of Drawing

Erica vestita

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph

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