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Objects snd documents relating to Tudor life in Essex. In Tudor times the commonest writing surfaces were paper and vellum, or parchment. Vellum was...
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likely to be greasy, even when treated with chalk and pumice during manufacture. The writer therefore needed some 'pounce'-usually powdered pumice and/or cuttle-fish bone-which was scattered over, and rubbed into, the vellum before writing. This was usually kept in a small pot.
Subjects: English, History
Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+ Learning Groups: Teachers, Pupils Learning Duration: Project Keywords: Tudor Elizabeth writing ink pounce Essex life Related Links: |
