calfskins
Soft luxury leather
Calfskins are the hides of calves, valued for producing soft, fine-grained leather.
The material is used for high-quality bookbindings, gloves, shoes, and luxury goods.
The antique volumes were bound in calfskins.
Curing hides or bronzing
- curryingAdding Indian spices
- hideConceal or pelt
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- full-grainLeather with intact surface
vegetable-tanned · aniline · dyeing · finishing · tooling · embossing · suppleness · patina
Prepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- folioSingle-fold page format
quarto · octavo · illuminated · palimpsest · incunabula · scroll · tome · spine
tanning
Curing hides or bronzing
full-grain · vegetable-tanned · aniline · dyeing · finishing · tooling · embossing · suppleness · patina · nappa
vellum
Prepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- codexAncient bound manuscript
folio · quarto · octavo · illuminated · palimpsest · incunabula · scroll · tome · spine · endpapers
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- designerOne who plans appearances
- handbagPortable container for belongings
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
wallet · shoes · boots · jacket · couture · haute · boutique · accessories · elegance · prestige
percussion
Sound through impact
bodhran · snare · resonance · tuning · drumstick · stretched · tensioned · mallet · orchestral · beating
calfskinsrawhide
Untanned animal skin
buffalo hide · pigskin · sheepskin · goatskin · horsehide
calfskinssynthetic leather
Man-made hide substitute
faux leather · pleather · vegan leather · vinyl · leatherette