parchments
Prepared hide scrolls
Parchments is the plural of parchment—animal skin prepared as a writing surface, used before paper became common.
The word extends to documents written on such material, especially formal or historical ones: ancient parchments, The museum displayed royal parchments from the medieval period.
Parchment paper, used in baking, takes its name from the resemblance.
Handwritten or typed originals
- scrollsRolled written records
- codicesBound handwritten volumes
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
ancient · monastery · scribe · illuminated · Dead Sea · Magna Carta · charters · royal decrees
Prepared calfskin for writing
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
- sheepskinOvine hide or diploma
- goatskinTanned caprine hide
- animal hideBeast's outer covering, removed
membrane · scroll · papyrus · leather · tanning · scraping · preparation · quill
Magical utterances or intervals
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
- incantationsRitual words for magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- arcaneUnderstood by few
runes · sigils · grimoire · scrollwork · ancient texts · mystical · potions · alchemy
Actions or legal titles
- willsLegal inheritance documents
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- titlesNames of creative works
- land grantsGovernment-awarded real estate parcels
proclamations · writs · seals · notarized · witnessed · signatures · covenants · indentures
Proof of academic completion
- degreesUnits of measurement
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
commencement · university · honorary · framed · rolled · ribbon · seal · achievements
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- scrollsRolled written records
- codicesBound handwritten volumes
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
medieval · ancient · monastery · scribe · illuminated · Dead Sea · Magna Carta · charters · royal decrees · monastic
vellum
Prepared calfskin for writing
animal hide · membrane · scroll · papyrus · leather · tanning · scraping · preparation · quill · ink
spells
Magical utterances or intervals
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
- incantationsRitual words for magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
arcane · runes · sigils · grimoire · scrollwork · ancient texts · mystical · potions · alchemy · curses
deeds
Actions or legal titles
- willsLegal inheritance documents
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- titlesNames of creative works
land grants · proclamations · writs · seals · notarized · witnessed · signatures · covenants · indentures · patents
diplomas
Proof of academic completion
- degreesUnits of measurement
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
credentials · commencement · university · honorary · framed · rolled · ribbon · seal · achievements · qualifications
- manuscriptscodex, codices, folio, folios, papyri
- ancient textsscrolls, scroll, Euclid's Elements, Epic of Gilgamesh, codex
- archivesnational archives, state archives, archivist, archive box, national archive
- royal documentsroyal charters, decrees, royal decrees, royal seals, royal assent
- ancient EthiopiaKaleb, stelae, ivory trade, gold trade, Christianization
- Aramaic
parchmentspaper
Pressed pulp for writing
papyrus · clay tablets · digital screens · stone tablets · electronic documents
parchmentselectronic documents
Computer-stored written files
cloud storage · digital records · databases · hard drives · websites
parchmentsscratch paper
Throwaway sheets for drafting
sticky notes · scrap paper · text messages · tweets · jottings
- parchment paperNonstick cooking surface liner
- baking parchmentNonstick oven sheet
- parchment scrollRolled writing surface, historical