Main entry:

British Leather Manufacturers' Research Association, author.

Title & Author:

The conservation of bookbinding leather : a report / prepared by the British Leather Manufacturers' Research Association for the British Library.

Publication:

London : British Library, 1984.

Description:

78 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 66).
Introduction -- Background -- Experimental procedure -- Conservation of vegetable tanned leather binding -- Chemical modification of the original tannage -- Retannage of intact bindings -- reinforcement of leather bindings -- The procedure for conserving leather bindings -- The development of a stable binding leather -- Introduction -- Modification of chrome tanned leathers -- An evaluation of current commercial bookbinding leather -- Appendix I: Experimental methods in detail -- Appendix II: The experimental plan for leather -- Appendix III: Preparation of leather.

ISBN:

0712300341 (paperback)
9780712300346 (paperback)

Subject:

Leather bindings (Bookbinding) Conservation and restoration.
Bookbinding Repairing.
Books Conservation and restoration.
Leather Preservation.
Leatherwork Conservation and restoration.
Bookbinding.
Reliures en cuir Conservation et restauration.
Reliure Réparations.
Livres Conservation et restauration.
Cuir Conservation.
Cuir Conservation et restauration.
Reliure.
bookbinding (process)

Added entries:

British Library, issuing body.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 60731
Call No.: Z269.3.L43.C75 1984 (PO9877)
Status: Available