vellum is often the paper of choice for wedding invitations. From LearnThat.org.
Whilst they trust to your vain vellum, which is almost sure to sell. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892] Reference
The vellum is a little wrinkled when it's first printed and then flattens after drying. From Wordnik.com. [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference
They imitated the old vellum so closely that it was even called vellum and is so known to this day. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Centuries of Ink] Reference
All the ancient manuscripts are either upon parchment, or vellum, which is calf-skin, and a great deal finer than the common parchment. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)] Reference
Some of the Ripper's stationery is "vellum" or other paper with watermarks. From Wordnik.com. [Portrait of a Killer]
"vellum" copies which are thickly studded from one end of this volume to the other. From Wordnik.com. [Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance] Reference
Here we admired a beautiful missal in vellum, printed at. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
Half vellum, with illuminated sides (6-7/8 x 8-3/4 inches). From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly] Reference
Humane Society's silver medal, with their thanks on vellum. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe] Reference
Gilt top; crown 8vo, 6s. nett; also in vellum, 10s. 6d. nett. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
From this list are purposely omitted books printed upon vellum, Books of. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 402 (A); on vellum, 215 × 150 mm. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts] Reference
The cheaper grade is sold under the name of "vellum de luxe," "X" grade, or. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
(T), on vellum, 135 × 105 mm.; written early in the thirteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts] Reference
The following testimonial, inscribed on vellum, accompanied the medallion. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe] Reference
Also bound in white vellum with gilt edges, each volume in a box, 2s. 6d. nett. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
Strathmore vellum board held the somewhat-sandy medium nicely, with minimal bleed. From Wordnik.com. [WORKING IN OILS: Pulitzer winner STEVE BREEN visits Gulf to create 'spill' cartoons out of BP's own crude] Reference
In white or blue cloth, gilt top, crown 8vo, 6s. nett; also in vellum, 10s. 6d. nett. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
Royal 17 A 27, British Museum (R); on vellum, 160 × 117 mm.; early thirteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts] Reference
It contains a prayer composed by Queen Katherine Parr, and is written on vellum by Queen. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
She has just broken the seal of a heavy vellum envelope addressed in a strange feminine hand. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
A few family portraits, and well-filled bookcases of vellum-bound octavos, quartos and folios. From Wordnik.com. [Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days] Reference
Caius College, Cambridge, 234 (B); on vellum, 124 × 93 mm.; 368 pages; late thirteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts] Reference
Of books printed on vellum it contains at once the finest and most extensive collection in the world. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Bodleian 34, Oxford (B); on vellum, 165 × 120 mm.; written in one hand throughout about 1210 A. D. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts] Reference
The books are all written with the greatest care on the finest vellum, the text of each page is inclosed in. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
He overturned some routine letter from Archbishop Arundel that was certainly going to go unread and set pen to vellum. From Wordnik.com. [A Complaint to His Purse] Reference
Bound in half-white vellum, illuminated sides, unique designs in gold and colors, with numerous half-tone illustrations. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly] Reference
The mosquito-curtain of dark-blue gauze, ready hung for the night, falls from the ceiling with the air of a mysterious vellum. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A better grade of linen book cloth sells (in 1906) at about sixteen cents per yard under the names "art vellum," "B" grade, and. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
It is in the original binding of very solid boards overlaid with stamped vellum, and is still clasped with the original skin and metal. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
Together, they've been developing a project that has evolved from transparent, vellum panels to broken glass and black plastic wrapping. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion Gets a Deserved Night Out] Reference
Augustine's life; the Ambrosian Liturgy in vellum; a curious chapel behind the choir; and many interesting tombs, paintings, and frescoes. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
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