Web Directory

» A Brief History of the Fur Trade
   Time line of the international fur trade, from early 1600 to 1867. From the White Oak Society, Inc.
   http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm

» Archaeological Leather Group
   Group of archaeologists, historians, scientists, scholars, conservators, artefact specialists and leather workers involved in the study of leather manufacture, function, processing, recording, conservation, care and curation in an archeological context. L
   http://www.archleathgrp.org.uk/

» Guidelines for the Care of Waterlogged Archaeological Leather
   Guidelines Archaeological Leather Group (ALG) in cooperation with conservators from the Ancient Monuments Laboratory, English Heritage, aimed at excavators and finds processing staff who may require advice as to the best way of dealing with waterlogged ar
   http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/guidelines/leather.html

» Leather Glossary of Terms
   Glossary of technical terms and definitions used in the leather tanning, processing and finishing industry.
   http://www.walsall.gov.uk/leather_glossary_terms-3.pdf

» Leatherworking
   Article in the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology about the applications of oil cured leathers for decorative and functional purposes in Pharaonic Egypt. Author: André Veldmeijer.
   http://escholarship.org/uc/item/13g5n8th

» Rusland Tannery
   Description of the techniques for natural leather tanning which were in use during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Rusland Tannery in Cumbria, Great Britain.
   http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/rusland.htm

» Skin and Leather in Cultural Heritage
   Weblog about leather tanning technology, conservation and restoration, including links to resources, glossaries, history and archeology, conservation and books.
   http://skinheritage.blogspot.com/

» Tanning
   Short narrative about the development and growth of natural leather tanning as a cottage industry in the Cumbria region in Great Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries, and it demise in the beginning of the 20th due to the introduction of synthetic ta
   http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/tanning.htm

» Tanning in the 17th Century
   Short history of leather tanning techniques used in 17th century New England. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.
   http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/tanning-in-the-seventeenth-century.htm