Conservation of Leather and Related Materials

ISBN-13: 9780750648813 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 362 str.

Marion Kite

Opis

Covers the aspects of Skin and Leather preservation, from Cuir Bouillie to Bookbindings. This title offers discussion of the technical and chemical elements necessary in conservation, including Fish and Reptiles, Taxidermy and Furs. It is useful for conservators, curators and collectors.

Spis treści

Introduction; Dedication; Foreward; The nature and properties of leather; Collagen: the leathermaking 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 Leatherworkers; Gilt leather; Cuir bouilli; The tools and techniques of leatherworking: correct tools + skills = quality; General principles of care, storage and display; Materials and techniques: past and present; Taxidermy; Furs and furriery: history, techniques and conservation; The tanning, dressing and conservation of exotic, aquatic and feathered skins; Ethnographic leather and skin products; Collagen products: glues, gelatine, gut membrane and sausage casings; The manufacture of parchment; The conservation of parchment; Conservation of leather bookbindings: a mosaic of contemporary techniques; The conservation of archaeological
leather; Case histories of treatments

O autorze

Marion Kite, Roy Thompson