parchment

羊皮紙

紙が普及する前などに、文字を書くために加工した動物の皮。

やさしい英語で： Animal skin prepared as a surface for writing, especially before paper became common.

• The letter was written on parchment.
• A scribe carefully prepared a fresh sheet of parchment.
• These books contain pages made from animal-skin parchment.

類義語： vellum

よく使う表現： sheet of parchment, parchment scroll, write on parchment

羊皮紙文書

書写用に加工した動物の皮に書かれた文書。

やさしい英語で： A document written on specially prepared animal skin.

• The museum displayed an ancient parchment.
• She unrolled the parchment and examined its seal.
• Several medieval parchments record gifts of land to the abbey.

類義語： manuscript, document

よく使う表現： ancient parchment, signed parchment, medieval parchment