Why leather? : the material and cultural dimensions of leather

Körperschaft: Archaeological Leather Group.
Weitere Verfasser: Harris, Susanna.
Veldmeijer, A. J.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2014.
Umfang/Format: 134 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 26 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 8 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction : leather in archaeology : between material properties, materiality and technological choices / Susann Harris
  • Skin deep : an outline of the structure of differenct skins and how it influences behaviour in use : a practitioners’ guide / Amanda Michel
  • Cuir bouilli armour / Edward Cheshire
  • Bespoke vellum : some unusual requests / Laura Youngson Coll
  • Leather in the textile industry : a memoir / Alan S. Raistrick
  • Why leather in ancient Egyptian chariots? / André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram
  • Why wineskins? The exploration of a relationship between wine and skin containers / Barbara Wills & Amanda Watts.