1614 17th century French antique parchment scroll from the period of King Louis XIII of France

1614 17th century French antique parchment handwritten scroll from the period of King Louis XIII of France Parchment is made from sheepskin or calfskin. Around 170 BC, Eumenes II, king of the ancient Anatolian kingdom of Pergamon, was the first to use parchment. Sheepskin was treated with lime, the wool was sheared off, and then softened with pumice to become this new writing material. The English name of parchment, "parchment", comes from the name of this city. This is an ancient French handwritten parchment scroll dating back more than 400 years. It was created during the reign of King Louis XIII of France. If converted into Chinese dynasties, it would be around the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. I once collected French parchment scrolls and ancient paper scrolls that were over 200 years old. After analyzing their characteristics, I found that the material of the parchment scrolls is actually harder than that of the ancient paper scrolls. The edges do not become fuzzy due to the friction of time like the ancient paper scrolls. They can be taken out more often and used as backgrounds for taking photos. They are also quite suitable for framing. In the picture, I have put it in a frame, and it looks very classical. Moreover, the year of 1614 is on the first page, so the year can be seen when it is framed. This ancient scroll was probably written in Middle French and its content is unknown. The ancient scroll appears to be made from a large piece of sheepskin, which was cut into two pieces and then folded in half to form four pages. Therefore, one of the two folded pages has the curvature of a sheep leg, which is relatively rare because they are usually cut flush. This document is relatively large, so this curvature is retained. Unfolded size: about 36x25cm, four pages in total, with content on both sides. Unfolded size: about 36x50cm Year: 1614 (Louis XIII) The historical traces of the ancient documents from more than 400 years ago are very obvious. Those who can accept it can buy it.