The only shops at which Beric paused were those of the armourers and of the scribes, at some of which were exhibited vellums with the writings of the Greek and Roman poets and historians; and Beric muttered to himself, "If I am ever present at the sack of Camalodunum these shall be my share of the spoil, and I fancy that no one is likely to dispute their possession with me."
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty
On the Continent the armies of Gustavus Adolphus were ravaging the cities of Germany; and Laud's agents were always at hand to rescue the fair books and vellums from the Swedish pikemen.
"The Great Book-Collectors"
Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
I am now about to descend, and to take you with me to the ground floor-where, as you may remember I formerly remarked, are deposited the Aldine vellums and Large Papers, and choice and curious copies from the libraries of Grolier, Diane de Poictiers, and de Thou.
"A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two"
Thomas Frognall Dibdin