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

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Why leather? : the material and cultural dimensions of leather / edited by Susanna Harris & André J. Veldmeijer.
Publication
Leiden : Sidestone, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • Harris, Susanna
  • Veldmeijer, A. J.
  • Archaeological Leather Group organizer.
Description
134 pages : illustrations (some color), charts '; 26 cm
Subject
  • Archaeology > methods
  • Leather garments > Congresses
  • Leather goods > Congresses
  • Archaeology > Methodology > Congresses
  • Leather > Congresses
  • Archaeology > Methodology
  • Leather
  • Leather garments
  • Leather goods
Genre/Form
  • Congress
  • Conference papers and proceedings
Note
  • "Proceedings of the conference organised by the Archaeological Leather Group, 8th September 2011"--P. [4 ]of cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 9789088902611
  • 9088902615
OCLC
888469338
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library