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Vellum
Vellum (from the Old French VĂ©lin, for "calfskin"Online Etymological Dictionary) is a sort of parchment, a material for the pages of a book or codex, characterized by its thin, smooth, durable properties. Strictly speaking, vellum should only be made from calf-skin, but the term early on was used for the best quality of parchment regardless of the animal from which the skin came.
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