As early as the 24 th century BC, dried animal skin known as parchment has been used to create ancient Egyptian scrolls, Biblical books, and famous documents. Parchment is also the revered material that makes up the bulk of the beautiful and highly protected historic Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts. Parchment is a papyrus or paper substitute using animal skin as the medium instead of plant fibers. Parchment also differs from leather and tanned hide by the way in which it is chemically altered,