Why leather? : the material and cultural dimensions of leather / editors, Susanna Harris, André J. Veldmeijer.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Harris, Susanna, editor.

Veldmeijer, A. J., editor.

Archaeological Leather Group, organizer.

Conference Name:

Why leather? (Conference) (2011 : University College, London, Institute of Archaeology), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leather garments--History.

Leather garments.

Leather industry and trade.

Leather goods--History.

Leather goods.

Leatherwork--Conservation and restoration.

Leatherwork.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, fat-cured skins or rawhide attest to its enduring versatility, utility and desirability. Typically grouped together as 'leather', the versatility of these materials is remarkable: they can be soft and supple like a textile, firm and rigid like a basket, or hard and watertight like a pot or gourd.

Contents:

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?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 17, 2014).

ISBN:

90-8890-262-3

OCLC:

897425412