Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding: Edited for the Society of Arts and the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Hardcover
- New

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- Title
- Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding: Edited for the Society of Arts and the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Viscount Cobham
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0484836064
- ISBN 13
- 9780484836067
- Item weight
- 413 grams
A thorough, illustrated study of leather durability for bookbinding, now reissued for today’s libraries.
The book collects the work of a Society of Arts committee formed to evaluate why modern bookbinding leathers decay and how to improve their durability. It traces early efforts, outlines the committee’s structure, and explains how practical testing and scientific analysis were used to reach conclusions. A significant portion documents the collaboration with the Leathersellers’ Company to publish an extended, illustrated edition.
This edition preserves the core reports and adds new plates and diagrams, including color illustrations showing the effects of light and other agents on different leathers. It also explains the preparation of leathers and the care of bindings, along with practical guidance drawn from the committee’s experiments and field observations.- Understand the main factors that cause leather to deteriorate in libraries and on shelves
- Learn how different tanning methods and processes affect strength and durability
- See how lighting, ventilation, heat, and acids influence leather over time
- Explore the visual evidence and testing results that support the recommendations
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