Calfskin: Difference between revisions
Nightsturm (talk | contribs) ce |
+ chickenskin and ref |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[File:Extract from Burchard of Worms' Decretum.jpg|thumb|Calfskin parchment page from an 11th-century book]] |
[[File:Extract from Burchard of Worms' Decretum.jpg|thumb|Calfskin parchment page from an 11th-century book]] |
||
'''Calfskin''' is a [[leather]] or [[Biological membrane|membrane]] produced from the hide of a [[calf]]. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness, and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality [[clothing]], shoes, wallets and similar products, as well as traditional leather [[bookbinding]]s. In Spanish, the word is "Novillo", referring to leather from animals less than three years old. |
'''Calfskin''' is a [[leather]] or [[Biological membrane|membrane]] produced from the hide of a [[calf]]. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness, and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality [[clothing]], shoes, wallets and similar products, as well as traditional leather [[bookbinding]]s. In Spanish, the word is "Novillo", referring to leather from animals less than three years old. '''Chickenskin''', despite its name, is actually a form of calfskin made using the skin of unvorn calves.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cumming |first1=Valerie |title=Gloves |date=1982 |publisher=Batsford |location=London |isbn=9780713410082 |page=93 |edition=Reprinted.}}</ref> |
||
In fashion, soft finished calfskin is sometimes described as '''veau velours''' (French for "velvet calf").<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewandowski|first=Elizabeth|title=The Complete Costume Dictionary|year=2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810877856|pages=308|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gbIsJ2tZJS4C&pg=PA308&lpg=PA308&dq=%22Veau+velours%22&source=bl&ots=lxFxOEUvQs&sig=-cljZ4rAE_Jnao2XEyu_XzczAtg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IbA3UJ6UE4GX0QXCv4CgDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Veau%20velours%22&f=false}}</ref> |
In fashion, soft finished calfskin is sometimes described as '''veau velours''' (French for "velvet calf").<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewandowski|first=Elizabeth|title=The Complete Costume Dictionary|year=2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810877856|pages=308|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gbIsJ2tZJS4C&pg=PA308&lpg=PA308&dq=%22Veau+velours%22&source=bl&ots=lxFxOEUvQs&sig=-cljZ4rAE_Jnao2XEyu_XzczAtg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IbA3UJ6UE4GX0QXCv4CgDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Veau%20velours%22&f=false}}</ref> |
||
Revision as of 02:27, 10 August 2014
Calfskin is a leather or membrane produced from the hide of a calf. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness, and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality clothing, shoes, wallets and similar products, as well as traditional leather bookbindings. In Spanish, the word is "Novillo", referring to leather from animals less than three years old. Chickenskin, despite its name, is actually a form of calfskin made using the skin of unvorn calves.[1]
In fashion, soft finished calfskin is sometimes described as veau velours (French for "velvet calf").[2]
Fine calfskin is one of the skins used for vellum and parchment manuscripts.
See also
- Goldbeater's skin, made from the intestine of a calf
- Sheepskin (material)
References
- ^ Cumming, Valerie (1982). Gloves (Reprinted. ed.). London: Batsford. p. 93. ISBN 9780713410082.
- ^ Lewandowski, Elizabeth (2011). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 308. ISBN 9780810877856.
 | This fashion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |