text_original: Damp the vellum previously and put it under a weight for a few hours to get soft. Vellum from old ledgers and other vellum bound books is mostly used. The vellum when quite dry and flat is to be cut into strips just a little under the width of the squares of the books, so that when the book is covered, the amount of leather above the head band and the head band itself will be just the size or height of the square.
text_transcription: DAMP THE VELLUM PREVIOUSLY AND PUT IT UNDER WEIGHT FOR A FEW HOURS TO GET SOFT VELLUM FROM OLD LEDGERS AND OTHER VELLUM BOUND BOOKS IS MOSTLY USED THE VELLUM WHEN QUITE DRY AND FLAT IS TO BE CUT INTO STRIPS JUST A LITTLE UNDER THE WIDTH OF THE SQUARES OF THE BOOKS SO THAT WHEN THE BOOK IS COVERED THE AMOUNT OF LEATHER ABOVE THE HEADBAND AND THE HEADBAND ITSELF WILL JUST BE THE SIZE OR HEIGHT OF THE SQUARE
phonemes: dˈæmp ðə vˈɛləm pɹˈiːviəsli ænd pˌʊt ɪɾ ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ wˈeɪt fɚɹə fjˈuː ˈaʊɚz tə ɡɛt sˈɔft. vˈɛləm fɹʌm ˈoʊld lˈɛdʒɚz ænd ˈʌðɚ vˈɛləm bˈaʊnd bˈʊks ɪz mˈoʊstli jˈuːzd. ðə vˈɛləm wɛn kwˈaɪt dɹˈaɪ ænd flˈæt ɪz təbi kˈʌt ˌɪntʊ stɹˈɪps dʒˈʌst ɐ lˈɪɾəl ˌʌndɚ ðə wˈɪtθ ʌvðə skwˈɛɹz ʌvðə bˈʊks, sˌoʊ ðæt wɛn ðə bˈʊk ɪz kˈʌvɚd, ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv lˈɛðɚɹ əbˌʌv ðə hˈɛd bˈænd ænd ðə hˈɛd bˈænd ɪtsˈɛlf wɪl biː dʒˈʌst ðə sˈaɪz ɔːɹ hˈaɪt ʌvðə skwˈɛɹ.