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BOOK ON TYPES OF LEATHER
A unique and renewable natural material, a source of exceptional creativity, leather is part of our daily lives. Used for fashion accessories, in decoration or in industrial settings, leather has been appealing since the dawn of time.
Tanning transforms animal hide into a polysensual material, leather, entirely shaped by humankind. But do we really know it?
With this book, discover "Leather in all its forms" through images and samples!
Indispensable, it presents in an educational way all stages of its life, from raw material to quality control, including tanning, different finishes, and maintenance. It culminates in the strong links between leather and the consumer, a relationship that is not new!
Number of pages: 152
Dimensions: 22 x 22 cm
Weight: 850 g
Cover: hardcover
Authors: VITTEAU(B.) , DE CAGNY(M.N.) , CAMPAGNA(A.) , FAVIER(L.) , ISSARTEL(J.) , HUMBERT(N.) , HUSTACHE-MATHIEU(N.) , LEPRETRE(A.L.) , LIAUZON(R.) , PONCET(T.) , VALOT(E.) , VUILLERMET(C.)
Publisher: CTC
Publication: June 2011
ISBN: 978-2-9535665-0-5
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
Introduction
History of leather manufacturing
The organization of the sector
The hide, raw material
- Histology
- Recognition of animal species
- Defects
From the slaughterhouse to the tannery
- The flaying
- Preservation of hides
- Classification of hides
The transformation of hide into leather
- Beamhouse operations
- Tanning
- Currying
- Finishing
- Measuring and controls
- Simplified process for transforming bovine and ovine hide into leather by chrome tanning
Finished leathers
- Names and characteristics of smooth leathers
- Names and characteristics of unfinished leathers
- Names and characteristics of leathers with special appearance
- Names and characteristics of velvety-looking leathers
- Summary table
- Main uses of leathers
Exotic leathers
- Crocodiles, alligators, and caimans
- Simplified process for transforming reptile skins into leather by chrome tanning
- Lizards
- Snakes
- Fish
- Ostriches, emus, and rheas
Leather care
Leather controls and tests
- Physico-mechanical tests
- Chemical analyses
- Innocuity labels
Leather and environment
- Regulatory framework
- Location of waste or pollutant load sources by manufacturing step
- Water
- Waste
- Atmospheric emissions
- Life Cycle Analysis - LCA
Leather, a strong image for the consumer
Glossary
Leather samples
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1st French site for leather work
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Physical store in Campbon (44)
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