Special Framed Parchments.—The written parchment

Subjects may, with care, be pasted upon a stout card—a piece

of plain parchment on the back of the card will
check warping. Or, the written parchment may be
damped, by laying it for a few seconds on damp blot¬
ting paper, and then be stuck to a board carefully
glued round the edges: in either case press under a
heavy weight for twelve hours. Or—extra margin
being allowed—the edges pf the parchment may be
cut into tags, folded over an ordinary canvas stretcher,
and well tacked at the back with small brads. The
wedges are carefully adjusted till the parchment lies
flat.

A parchment mounted first is simplest, but it has
a less natural surface, and is not so easily managed
by the penman as the plain, flexible parchment.

Frames should be gold, black, or white; very
plain, and generally without mounts. The parch¬
ment, however, must be so framed {e.g. with a con¬
cealed slip of wood behind the glass) that there is
no danger of any part of it coming into contact
with the glass (as that, being damp, would lead to
cockling).

Parchment Scroll.—The foot edge of the parch¬
ment may be folded over twice,1 a strong, silk ribbon
(see footnote, p. 314) is laced along through slits in
the folded part (a, fig. 198), so that the two ends
come out again at the centre—where they may be
knotted together—and are ready to tie round the
scroll when it is rolled up (b). A rather narrow,
“upright” parchment is most convenient (c). An
“oblong” parchment may be very effectively arranged

1 The original intention of this fold, in deeds, was to provide
for the attachment of the seal, and, perhaps, to prevent any
addition being made. If the folded part be fairly wide, say
І to i inch, little or no foot margin need be allowed.

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(d.Jmightbe rolled up (as indicated*)) CQas(cI)
and jmt in a cylindrical case. aT(a-)

Fig. 198.

Or the ribbon
may be laced
in Ûout I in front)

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Special

Subjects

in long lines of writing (d) if the lines are kept strong
and spaced well apart.

If a casket or case is not provided, a neat japanned
tin case may be obtained for a few shillings.

A small Bound MS. is certainly the most easily
handled form in which an address may be prepared
—its convenience to the penman, the signatories,
the reader, and the addressee, is strongly in its
favour. A lengthy address, or a very large number
of names, may be contained in a comparatively
small book.

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