Leather Wet and Dry

Download or read book Leather Wet and Dry written by Barbara Wills and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Leather Wet and Dry' presents some new ideas, as well as reviews of established methods, on the preservation of leather. Topics discussed include: * How to accurately assess the condition of a leather collection as a whole. * Current waterlogged leather treatments and how they compare with earlier treatments. * The role played by mineral contents in terms of preservation or decay. * How to stabilise dry archaeological leather. Contributions form Norway, the Netherlands and France as well as the UK add breadth as well as depth to this specialist publication.