ICOM Arbeitsgruppe, Leathercraft and related objects
Subtitle: Internationale Leder- und Pergamenttagung : Programm = International Leather- and Parchmentsymposium vom 8. Mai bis 12. Mai 1989 : program
By: Schirmherrschaft, Wolfgang Gerhardt.
Contributors: Gerhardt, Wolfgang.; International Council of Museums. Arbeitsgruppe, Leathercraft and Related Objects.; Deutsches Ledermuseum.; State University College at Buffalo. Dept. of Art Conservation.; Internationale Leder- und Pergamenttagung (1989 : Offenbach am Main, Germany)
Publisher: Deutsches Ledermuseum
Published: 1989
Place of publication: [Offenbach am Main
Language: ger
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Leather -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses.; Parchment -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Internationale Leder- und Pergamenttagung; International Leather- and Parchmentsymposium; Art Conservation Department Library
Description: Presentations on the conservation, treatment and restoration of leather, parchment and related objects.
Notes: At head of title: Deutsches Ledermuseum, Schuhmuseum, Offenbach am Main.

Art Conservation Department Library.

Includes bibliographical references.

In German and English.
Table of contents: value: Environmental influences on the weathering of leather; value: The hypotheses for a project on the conservation of leather and collagen material; value: Retannage with aluminium alkoxides - a stabilising treatment for acid deteriorated leather; value: Contribution to the physical-chemical behavior of leather towards the materials used for lubrification; value: A comparative investigation of glues used for the restoration of leather objects; value: Effects of climate control in museums; value: Identification of parchment using isoelectrofocusing; value: Recent research into the technique of c¹⁴ dating applied to parchment; value: Notes concerning the condition of parchment; value: Researching the conservation and restoration of parchment; value: Scientific examinations of historical parchment; value: Mediaeval recipes for the colouring of parchment; value: The influence of the water-workshop and wet-finishing on the colouring of leather; value: The behaviour of paints applied to leather-/parchment objects and the resulting problems of conservation; value: Some pieces of "gilt leather", which have been made in the Netherlands; value: Leather tapestry of Moritzburg - its actual situation and first results of restoration; value: The manufacture of gilded leather-tapestry; value: Experience in conservation and restoration of water sensitive leather bindings; value: Restoration of the incunabula of Peter Schöffer's workshop; value: Military leather objects in the South Carolina State Musem Collections: manufacture, condition, and treatment; value: The conservation of skin (from Eskimo and Indian cultures) and semi-tanned leather at the Canadian Conservation Insitute: 3 case histories; value: Cleaning and conservation of featherwork; value: Conservation of ornamental works of hair; value: The conservation of the European padded saddle; value: Cleaning and conservation of birds' coats; value: Deterioration of bookbindings by micro-organism; value: Absorption, Tensile strength and elongation tests for dehydrated leathers with Humectant treatment.