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Archaeological Leather Group
http://www.archleathgrp.org.uk/
Group of archaeologists, historians, scientists, scholars, conservators, artefact specialists and leather workers involved in the study of leather manufacture, function, processing, recording, conservation, care and curation in an archeological context. List of publications and bibliography. Links to related sites. -
Leatherworking
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/13g5n8th
Article in the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology about the applications of oil cured leathers for decorative and functional purposes in Pharaonic Egypt. Author: André Veldmeijer. -
Rusland Tannery
http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/rusland.htm
Description of the techniques for natural leather tanning which were in use during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Rusland Tannery in Cumbria, Great Britain. -
Skin and Leather in Cultural Heritage
http://skinheritage.blogspot.com/
Weblog about leather tanning technology, conservation and restoration, including links to resources, glossaries, history and archeology, conservation and books. -
Tanning
http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/tanning.htm
Short narrative about the development and growth of natural leather tanning as a cottage industry in the Cumbria region in Great Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries, and it demise in the beginning of the 20th due to the introduction of synthetic tannins. -
Tanning in the 17th Century
http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/tanning-in-the-seventeenth-century.htm
Short history of leather tanning techniques used in 17th century New England. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.
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