History of Parchment - Vellum The construction and refinement of the parchment, which was called "difthera", foil, skin took place in the 2nd century BC in the rich city of Pergamon in Asia Minor. Parchment derives its name from Pergamon (via the Latin pergamenum and the French parchemin) which was the center of its production and marketing. According to the testimony of Pliny (XIII 11), during the reign of Eumenes II Pergamon wanted to create a library and thus promoted the production of parchment, because the Egyptians refused to supply papyrus fearing that the library of Pergamon would overshadow the reputation that Library of Alexandria had.
In Greece we are the only manufacturers - producers of the Authentic Parchment using as raw material sheep-goat skins from our region, that come from animals which already have been slaughtered for their meat.
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