"In the Flesh? Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Verification and Its Implications" by Gordon (2016)

Gordon, J.; "In the Flesh? Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Verification and Its Implications", RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Cultural Heritage 17(2) (2016) 118–33.

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Gilt Leather Artefacts: White Paper on Material Characterization and Improved Conservation Strategies within NICAS (2016)

Posthuma de Boer, M.; Groves, R. M.; Koldeweij, E.; Gilt Leather Artefacts: White Paper on Material Characterization and Improved Conservation Strategies within NICAS, Delft University of Technology - Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art and Science (NICAS), Delft (2016).

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Abstract:

Due to its sensitivity, the conservation and upkeep of gilt leather is often underestimated. It can sincerely be considered as endangered cultural heritage. This publication describes the current state of knowledge from the perspectives of Technical Art History, Material Dynamics, Conservation and Diagnostics, and sets out research directions for 2017-2025.

Vue intérieure de la tannerie Raillard et Schaefer, Mulhouse, France (1900)

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A comparative study of Roman-period leather from northern Britain by Douglas (2015)

Douglas, Charlotte R., A comparative study of Roman-period leather from northern Britain, MPhil(R) Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015.

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Abstract:

This thesis draws together all of the data on Roman-period leather from northern Britain and conducts a cohesive assessment of past research, current questions and future possibilities. The study area comprises Roman sites on or immediately to the south of Hadrian’s Wall and all sites to the north. Leather has been recovered from 52 Roman sites, totalling at least 14,215 finds comprising manufactured goods, waste leather from leatherworking and miscellaneous/unidentifiable material. This thesis explores how leather and leather goods were resourced, processed, manufactured and supplied across northern Britain. It considers the potential of inscriptions and stamps to provide insights into the leather trade. It also considers the contribution that the study of footwear might make to our understanding of the demography of Roman settlements, shedding light in particular on evidence which suggests that military communities may have been more diverse than previously thought, and that there were women and children living on the northern fringes of the empire long before the Antonine Wall and its civilian communities were established.

“An Improved Method of Tanning Leather” by Macbride (1778)

Macbride, David, “An Improved Method of Tanning Leather”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 68 (1778) pp. 111–130.

DOI:10.1098/rstl.1778.0008 (The Royal Society Publishing or JSTOR, free access)

Ioannis Costaei Dispvtatio qvod ex arte Coriariorvm infici aer possit, et pestis procreari (1580)

Costeo, Giovanni, Ioannis Costaei Dispvtatio qvod ex arte Coriariorvm infici aer possit, et pestis procreari, Venetiis, Apud Dominicum Farreum, 1580.

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La fábrica de curtidos en Santa María del Páramo (León). El curtido tradicional de las pieles en Castilla y León (2014)

Fernández Martín, Juan José; García García, Luis Antonio; Marcos González, David; Palazón Botella, María Dolores; Sánchez Pérez, Pablo; San José Alonso, Jesús, La fábrica de curtidos en Santa María del Páramo (León). El curtido tradicional de las pieles en Castilla y León, Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Turismo (2014).

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Série Encyclopédique Glucq des leçons de choses illustrées, Imagerie d'Épinal n.º 3817, Cuirs & Tannerie

“The Chester leather industry, 1558-1625” by Woodward (1967)

Woodward, D. M., “The Chester leather industry, 1558-1625”, Transactions of the Historical Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 119 (1967) pp. 65–111.
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La dorure sur cuir: reliure, ciselure et gaufrure en Allemagne par Stockbauer et Maul (1888)

Stockbauer, Jacob; Maul, Johannes; La dorure sur cuir: reliure, ciselure et gaufrure en Allemagne, 2 vol., Paris, B. Rouveyre (1888).

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"Parchment production in the first millennium BC at Seglamen, Northern Ethiopia" by Phillipson (2013)

Phillipson, Laurel; "Parchment production in the first millennium BC at Seglamen, Northern Ethiopia", African Archaeological Review 30(3) (2013) 285–303.
doi:10.1007/s10437-013-9139-y (SpringerLink, restricted access)

Abstract:

Traditional Ethiopian and European processes of parchment manufacture and their associated tools are described and compared with artefacts recovered from an important pre-Aksumite site at Seglamen, in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Many close similarities of tools used at Seglamen in both the earlier and later phases of the pre-Aksumite, from about 800 BC, to implements used by present-day Ethiopian scribes attest to the systematic production of parchment at Seglamen and to cultural continuity over a period of almost three millennia.

"Curtimento de peles" por Leite (1912)

 

Leite, Manuel da Silva; "Curtimento de peles", Ilustração Portuguesa 350 (1912) 601-604.

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“On Some Terms for Leatherworking in Ancient Mesopotamia" by Scurlock (2008)

Scurlock, JoAnn, “On Some Terms for Leatherworking in Ancient Mesopotamia”, in Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, e Martha T. Roth (eds.), Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18–22, 2005, Chicago, The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (2008) 171–176.

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"Cuirs et peaux", dans Encyclopédie berbère, par Gast (1994)

Gast, M., “Cuirs et peaux”, in Gabriel Camps (ed.), Encyclopédie berbère 14, Aix-en-Provence, Éditions Édisud (1994) pp. 2144–2153.

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Traité pratique de la fabrication des cuirs et du travail des peaux par Villon (1889)

Villon, A.-M., Traité pratique de la fabrication des cuirs et du travail des peaux: tannage, corroyage, hongroyage, mégisserie, chamoiserie, parcheminerie, cuirs vernis, maroquins, fourrures, courroies, selles, équipements militaires, harnais, théorie du tannage, statistique des cuirs et des peaux, Paris, Librairie Polytechnique (1889).

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Textes sur cuir et peau dans l'oeuvre L'alun de Méditerranée (2005)

The book L’alun de Méditerranée, edited by Philippe Borgard, Jean-Pierre Brun and Maurice Picon, published in 2005 by the Centre Jean Bérard, was recently made available on line through OpenEdition Books. Some of the texts describe the use of alum to preserve animal skins (tawing, mégissage, hongroyage, concia). The authors and the titles are as follows:

- Cheryl Porter,
“The use of Alum in the preparation of tawed skin for book covers in the 11th – 15th centuries: advantages and disadvantages for the book structure”, pp. 293–298.
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- Claire Chahine,
“L’utilisation de l’alun dans la transformation de la peau en cuir”, pp. 299–309.
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- Eva Halasz Csiba,
"Le cuir de Hongrie en France entre les XIVe et XVIIIe siècles: Histoire et problématique d’un transfert technique basé sur l’usage de l’alun", pp. 311-322.
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- Fulvia Lo Schiavo,
"La concia delle pelli nella Sardegna nuragica: un problema aperto", pp. 343-352.
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“Les chinoiseries dans les cuirs dorés des Pays-Bas du Sud” par Donders (2009)

Donders, Pascal; “Les chinoiseries dans les cuirs dorés des Pays-Bas du Sud”, in Jacques Marx e Brigitte D’Hainaut-Zveny (eds.), Etudes sur le XVIIIe siècle: Formes et figures du goût chinois dans les anciens Pays-Bas, vol. XXXVII, Bruxelles, Editions de Université de Bruxelles (2009) 215-220.

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“Couros Dourados / Guadamecis dos Países Baixos em Portugal (Séculos XVII e XVIII)” por Pereira (2015)

Pereira, Franklin; “Couros Dourados / Guadamecis dos Países Baixos em Portugal (Séculos XVII e XVIII)”, Al-Madan Online 19(2) (II^a Série) (2015) pp. 117–132.
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Resumo:

Nos séculos XVII e XVIII, Portugal recebeu guadamecis relevados por prensa provenientes dos Países Baixos. Estes rectângulos de “couros dourados” em estilo barroco e rococó foram utilizados em frontais de altar, estofos e biombos, e encontram-se espalhados por colecções particulares, igrejas e museus. O autor apresenta estudo comparado dos modelos conhecidos nessa técnica ornamental em couro. Considera ainda algumas imitações e as influências estéticas em estofos em couro lavrado executados em Portugal.

Abstract:
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Portugal received machine-pressed gilt leather (guadamecis) from the Netherlands. These rectangles in Baroque and Rococo style were used on altar fronts, upholstery and screens. They can be found in private collections, churches and museums. The author presents a comparative study of the known models of this leather decoration technique. He also refers to some imitations and to the aesthetical influences on leather upholstery made in Portugal.

A text-book of tanning by Procter (1885)

Procter, H. R.; A text-book of tanning: a treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical, London, Strand (1885).

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La fabrication et le commerce des cuirs et des peaux par Vincent (1872)

Vincent, Charles; La fabrication et le commerce des cuirs et des peaux, Paris, Bureaux au Journal la Halle aux cuirs (1872).

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