Why leather? : the material and cultural dimensions of leather /

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This pioneering volume brings together specialists from contemporary craft and industry and from archaeology to examine both the material properties and the cultural dimensions of leather. The common occurrence of animal skin products through time, whether vegetable tanned leather, parchment, vellum...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Harris, Susanna (Editor), Veldmeijer, A. J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Archaeology > Methodology.
Leather garments > History.
Leather goods > History.
Leatherwork > Conservation and restoration.
Archéologie > Méthodologie.
Vêtements en cuir > Histoire.
Cuir > Conservation et restauration.
ART > Folk & Outsider Art.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Folkcrafts.
Archaeology > Methodology
Leather garments
Leather goods
Leatherwork > Conservation and restoration
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; About the Authors; Introduction; Skin deep: an outline of the structureof different skins and how it influencesbehaviour in use; Cuir bouilli armour; Bespoke vellum: some unusual requests; Leather in the textile industry; Why leather in ancient Egyptianchariots?; Why wineskins?

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