parchment

The text formed part of what is known as a codex, where parchment sheets were folded to create pages and marked out to create book numbers to help readers navigate.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Older versions of the story exist on clay tablets, but the water-damaged sections of parchment kept at the Manchester library are the most ancient version of the epic in "book" form.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, making sure they are evenly spaced.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

He moved without warning, snatching his scrap of parchment from them so fast that he didn’t have time to feel anything.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

There are no secret documents or Ark of the Covenant filled with parchments detailing punt returns, two-point plays or gunner lanes stored away on family property, they say.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

The jars held the first of the parchments that would come to be known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. The scrolls’ discovery kicked off a search that lasted for nearly a decade.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2017

The Vatican used to outsource the parchments to craftsmen around town, but earlier this year cancelled the work to keep all proceeds in-house.

From US News ● Dec. 14, 2015

Walls are clad in paper parchments, mica and painted bamboo; while chairs are wrapped in woven and plush knitted fabrics.

From Forbes ● Feb. 8, 2015

Amused at their unpunished mischief, four of the children went into the room one morning while Aureliano was in the kitchen, preparing to destroy the parchments.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez