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fbharjo commented on the word membranum
sheepskin began to be more widely used in the 12th & 13th century to deter forgery of documents. Vellum was much easier to erase and forge than the thinner sheepskin (membranum).(Perhaps this fact accounts for the prolonged use of sheepskin for diplomas.)
October 2, 2011