Why leather? : the material and cultural dimensions of leather / / edited by Susanna Harris & André J. Veldmeijer

• Pubblicazione: Leiden, Netherlands : , : Sidestone Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 p.)
• Disciplina: 685.22
• Soggetto topico: Leather garments; Leather industry and trade; Leather goods
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): HarrisSusanna; VeldmeijerA. J.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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?
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Why leather
• ISBN: 90-8890-262-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459832403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II