The conservation of skin, leather and related materials is an area that, until now, has had little representation by the written word in book form. Marion Kite and Roy Thomson, of the Leather Conservation Centre, have prepared a text which is both authoritative and comprehensive, including contributions from the leading specialists in their fields,
The conservation of skin, leather and related materials is an area that, until now, has had little representation by the written word in book form. Marion Kite and Roy Thomson, of the Leather Conservation Centre, have prepared a text which is both authoritative and comprehensive, including contributions from the leading specialists in their fields,
Introduction Dedication Foreward The nature and properties of leather Collagen: the leather making protein The fibre structure of leather The chemistry of tanning materials The mechanisms of deterioration in leather Testing leathers and related materials The manufacture of leather The social position of leatherworks Gilt leather Cuir bouilli The tools and techniques of leathermaking General principles of conservation Materials and techniques: past and present Taxidermy Furs and furriery: history, techniques and conservation The conservation of exotic, feathered and aquatic skins Ethnographic leather and skin products Collagen products, glues, gelatine, gut membrane and sausage casings The manufacture of parchment The conservation of parchment The conservation of leather bookbindings: a mosaic of contemporary techniques The conservation of archaeological leather Case histories
Introduction Dedication Foreward The nature and properties of leather Collagen: the leather making protein The fibre structure of leather The chemistry of tanning materials The mechanisms of deterioration in leather Testing leathers and related materials The manufacture of leather The social position of leatherworks Gilt leather Cuir bouilli The tools and techniques of leathermaking General principles of conservation Materials and techniques: past and present Taxidermy Furs and furriery: history, techniques and conservation The conservation of exotic, feathered and aquatic skins Ethnographic leather and skin products Collagen products, glues, gelatine, gut membrane and sausage casings The manufacture of parchment The conservation of parchment The conservation of leather bookbindings: a mosaic of contemporary techniques The conservation of archaeological leather Case histories
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