Britain's parliament should continue printing its laws onto traditional vellum the government has said, in comments hailed by a manufacturer as "a victory for common sense." Modern U.K. legislation is ...

Acts of Parliament on vellum rolls are stored in Victoria Tower in the Palace of Westminster An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has ...

As an indication of the revival of printing and the art of book-designing, the Treasure Room of Widener Library now has on exhibition a collection of books printed on vellum and issued by the chief ...

Paul Wright, general Manager at William Cowley, Velum and parchment makers in Newport Pagnall, works on stretched calf skins to create Velum. (Tom Pilston) In the company’s original office, with its ...

The thousand year old tradition of printing Britain's laws on vellum has been scrapped to save just £80,000 a year despite concerns from MPs about ending the historic practice. The House of Lords have ...

An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has admitted he "made a mistake". A Commons committee has said official copies of Acts of Parliament ...

Acts of Parliament on vellum rolls are stored in Victoria Tower in the Palace of Westminster An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has ...

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