| ISBN |
0750648813 (hbk.) |
| 9780750648813 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Kite, Marion |
| Title |
Conservation of leather and related materials / Marion Kite and Roy Thomson |
| Publisher |
Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, imprint of Elsevier, 2006 |
| Physical desc. |
xxii, 340 p. ; ill. (some col.), charts, graphs ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology |
| Note |
Reprinted 2008 |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
The nature and properties of leather / Roy Thomson -- Collagen: the leathermaking protein / B.M. Haines -- The fibre structure of leather / B.M. Haines -- The chemistry of tanning materials / A.D. Covington -- The mechanisms of deterioration in leather / Mary-Lou E. Florian -- Testing leathers and related materials / Roy Thomson -- The manufacture of leather / Roy Thomson -- The social position of leatherworkers / Robert D. Higham -- Gilt leather / Roy Thomson -- Cuir bouilli / Laura Davies -- The tools and techniques of leatherworking: correct tools + skills = quality / Caroline Darke -- General principles of care, storage and display / Aline Angus, Marion Kite and Theodore Sturge -- Materials and techniques: past and present / Marion Kite, Roy Thomson and Aline Angus -- Taxidermy / J.A. Dickinson -- Furs and furriery: history, techniques and conservation / Marion Kite -- The tanning, dressing and conservation of exotic, aquatic and feathered skins / Rudi Graemer and Marion Kite -- Ethnographic leather and skin products / Sherry Doyal and Marion Kite -- Collagen products: glues, gelatine, gut membrane and sausage casings / Marion Kite -- The manufacture of parchment / B.M. Haines -- The conservation of parchment / Christopher S. Woods -- Conservation of leather bookbindings: a mosaic of contemporary techniques -- The conservation of archaeological leather / E. Cameron, J. Spriggs and B. Wills -- Case histories of treatments. |
| Subject |
Leather -- Conservation and restoration |
| Leatherwork -- Conservation and restoration |
| Leather bindings (Bookbinding) -- Conservation and restoration |
| Hides and skins -- Conservation and restoration |
| Parchment -- Conservation and restoration |
| Added name(s) |
Thomson, Roy |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Leather Conservation Centre |
