Frame for making parchment
Date
14 December 1663
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p191
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 354mm
width (page): 238mm
width (page): 238mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A figure of a frame to stretch a parchment. John Beale described the process of making parchment, which was read to the meeting of the Royal Society on 25 May 1664 and was ordered to be registered (RBO/3/035-039).
This manuscript is a copy of Register Book no. 2 (RBO/2i) and some letters to the Royal Society, all from between 1662 and 1664.
The original image is at Cl.P/3i/18/007. Other copies can be found at RBO/3/037 and RBC/2/165.
This manuscript is a copy of Register Book no. 2 (RBO/2i) and some letters to the Royal Society, all from between 1662 and 1664.
The original image is at Cl.P/3i/18/007. Other copies can be found at RBO/3/037 and RBC/2/165.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 25 May 1664, ‘Mr. Beal’s account of the art of making parchment was read, and ordered to be registered’ (Birch 1:428).
Related fellows
John Beale (1608 - 1687, British) , Clergyman
Associated place