Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making
Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making takes place on Thu, 1 Oct 2026 at 9:00 (GMT+1) at Cambridge University Library in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and runs until 17:00. Entry is free; the listing is on Luma.
About this event
Parchment, the stretched and prepared skin of an animal, was the primary writing substrate of the medieval world and remains central to understanding the material conditions of manuscript production. Yet the craft knowledge needed to make it has almost entirely disappeared from living practice. In fact, parchment-making is designated ‘critically endangered’ on the Heritage Crafts Red List.
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This workshop offers a rare chance for book conservators, medievalists, and artists to learn the full process by hand—from de-hairing and fleshing calf skins through to stretching, scraping, and finishing them into smooth writing surfaces. This third day of discussion will be held at Cambridge University Library.
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Details
- When
- Thu, 1 Oct 2026 · 9:00 (GMT+1) · until 17:00
- Where
- Cambridge University Library
- Address
- Cambridge University Library, West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DR, UK
- Price
- Free
- Genre
- arts
Questions
- When is Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making?
- Thu, 1 Oct 2026 at 9:00 GMT+1.
- How much are tickets for Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making?
- Entry is free.
- Where is Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making?
- Cambridge University Library, Cambridge University Library, West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DR, UK, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Where can I buy tickets for Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making?
- Tickets are sold on Luma. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
- What time does Day 3: From Skin to Script: A practical workshop in traditional parchment-making end?
- It runs until 17:00.