Leather tanneries : the archaeological evidence / edited by Roy Thomson and Quita Mould

Object Details

Author

Thomson, Roy

Mould, Quita

Contents

An introduction from the perspective of a field archaeologist -- Skin, leather and training : some definitions -- Plants and invertebrate indicators of leather production : from fresh skin to leather offcuts -- Have we got leather waste from a tannery? -- Tanning with traditional tools and techniques : Inuit, American Indian and Sami people -- Traditional leather tanning in central Sudan -- Preparing skins in prehistory : a review of evidence and approaches -- Are we missing something? : the elusive tanneries of the Roman period -- A question of tannage : leather from Anglo-Saxon contexts -- Have we got a parchmenerie? Identifying parchment making at a dry-preserved site : the evidence from Portmanhomack, Tabarness, Ross-shire -- Everything but the leather : the search for tanneries in Flemish archaeology -- Late medieval to early post-medieval tanning : the evidence from Northampton and its wider implications -- Tanning and related industries in Birmingham, 1200-1800 -- Was there tanyard at Rye? -- The leather-production industry in Bermondsey : the archaeological evidence -- Can we identify a tannery from waste products? : evidence from Sussex -- Hide and seek : some thoughts on identifying tannery structures

Summary

"The papers in this volume go some way to correct some of the misinterpretations presently found in archaeological reports. Contributions cover many aspects of research into the evidence from prehistoric, Roman, medieval and early modern periods as well as descriptions of traditional techniques still used in difference parts of the world today. Whilst the emphasis is on the interpretation of the evidence for leather tanning surviving in the archaeological records, other aspects such as standing tannery buildings are also considered"--Page 4 of cover.

2011

Type

Books

History

Physical description

viii., 206 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Leather

Tanneries--History

Excavations (Archaeology)

Record ID

siris_sil_965218

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0