Eighteenth-century browncalfskinbinding with gold tooling and 'chansons tres ancien 1525' on spine.
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The total proceeds of sale in the calendar year 1950 were £13,200,781 for hides and £1,751,016 for calfskins, compared with £7,314,229 and £884,620 respectively in 1949.
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This was made of finecalfskin, a predecessor of vellum.
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In practice, therefore, the player of acalfskin-headed drum needs to have access to a second drum with plastic heads.
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The brim was edged with black, varnishedcalfskin.
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The membranes were originally goat orcalfskinbut most are now plastic.
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Originally, the drumheads were white and opaque to help mimic the look ofcalfskin.
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Throughout the 1960s, it was a fight to gain market acceptance, as purist jazzmen preferred the sound of naturalcalfskin.
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This was made of finecalfskin, a predecessor of vellum and paper.
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It is written on vellum, made fromcalfskin, an expensive material at the time of the books writing, in the 15th century.
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The resulting new boot was fabricated in softcalfskinleather, had the trim removed and was cut to fit more closely around the leg.
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Each of her pieces is crafted from sterling silver, gold,calfskinleather or glass fired enamel.
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They are usually made fromcalfskinor suede, although they have also been made from more exotic materials such as crocodile.
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For example, the averagecalfskincan provide three and half medium sheets of writing material.
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It is written in uncials with silver ink oncalfskinvellum dyed a rich purple.
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