Leather Wet and Dry: Current Treatments in the
Conservation of Waterlogged and Desiccated Archaeological Leather

Edited by Barbara Wills

ISBN: 1-873132-77-8 • 2001 • $30 • Paper

This volume presents some new ideas, as well as reviews of established methods, on the preservation of leather. Topics discussed include:

* How to accurately assess the condition of a leather collection as a whole
* Current waterlogged leather treatments and how they compare with earlier treatments
* The role played by mineral contents in terms of preservation or decay
* How to stabilize dry archaeological leather

Contributions from Norway, the Netherlands and France as well as the UK (English Herritage, the Museum of London and the British Museum) add breadth as well as depth to this specialist publication.