Parchment & Vellum
Historic animal-skin documents including calf vellum and parchment made from sheep or goat skin.
HERITAGE DOCUMENT DIGITISATION
Parchment Heritage Digitisation
Specialist digitisation of historic parchment, vellum and fragile heritage documents with careful handling and high-resolution digital preservation files.
Discuss Your Collection →View PricingPreserving Historic Parchment & Vellum
Parchment collections can contain unique historical, legal, ecclesiastical and family records. Digitisation allows access to high-quality digital copies while reducing unnecessary handling of the originals.
We digitise parchment, vellum, manuscripts, historic maps and other fragile large-format material for archives, museums, libraries, institutions and private collections.
Manuscripts & Records
Careful capture of manuscripts, deeds, registers, charters and other archival records.
Maps & Large Format
Historic maps, plans and oversized heritage material can be digitised using specialist large-format equipment.
SPECIALIST DIGITISATION
Careful Capture for Valuable Originals
Our approach is designed around the condition, size, binding and intended use of each collection. The aim is to create a high-quality digital record while reducing unnecessary handling of the original material.
Fragile Heritage Material
Parchment, vellum, linen and cotton require an approach that respects their condition.
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- Parchment and vellum
- Historic documents
- Fragile archival records
- Oversized heritage material
Archival Digital Masters
High-resolution digital masters can support preservation, research, reproduction and online access.
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- TIFF / RAW masters
- JPEG access files
- PDF / PDF-A options
- OCR where appropriate
DIGITAL OUTPUTS & PRICING
Scanning & Digital Preservation Options
High-quality archival masters and practical access files can be prepared to suit the collection.
| Size / Service | 1–250 pages | 251+ pages | 1000+ pages |
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| Up to A3 / A2 | £20.00 | £15.00 | £10.00 |
| A1 | £25.00 | £20.00 | £15.00 |
| A0 | £30.00 | £25.00 | £20.00 |
Minimum order £40.00. TIFF to PDF/OCR and TIFF to Word conversion can be added where required. More complex, fragile or unusually bound material may require an additional service charge, confirmed before work proceeds. VAT at 20% applies.
Have a fragile parchment or heritage collection to digitise?
Tell us the sizes, quantity and condition of the originals and we can discuss the most appropriate capture method and outputs.