parchment

Japanese: parchment
parchment

…It is a thin animal skin that was used mainly in Asia Minor and Europe from the 2nd century BCE to around the 17th century for copying important official documents, liturgical books, etc. It is also called sheepskin or parchment. Parchment fell out of use as Oriental papermaking techniques were introduced and spread, and today it is mainly used as a binding material. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "parchment" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…前2世紀以前から17世紀ころまで,おもに小アジア,ヨーロッパで重要公文書,典礼書などの書写用に使われた薄手の動物皮をいう。羊皮あるいはパーチメントparchmentともいう。羊皮紙は東洋の製紙法が伝わり普及するにつれて衰退し,今日では装本材料としておもに用いられる。…

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