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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An irreversible deterioration that occurs in [ | + | An irreversible deterioration that occurs in [[vegetable%20tanned%20leather|vegetable tanned leathers]]. Red rot produces a powdery red surface accompanied by delamination and loss of strength. It is thought to be due to nontannin plant residues. Red rot is accelerated by light, [[ultraviolet%20radiation|ultraviolet radiation]], an acidic environment, and [[sulfur%20dioxide|sulfur dioxide]] pollutants. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
An irreversible deterioration that occurs in vegetable tanned leathers. Red rot produces a powdery red surface accompanied by delamination and loss of strength. It is thought to be due to nontannin plant residues. Red rot is accelerated by light, Ultraviolet radiation, an acidic environment, and Sulfur dioxide pollutants.
Synonyms and Related Terms
leather degradation; pudrición roja (Esp.); úlcera vermelha (Port.); ulcera vermelha (Port.)
Additional Information
C.Calnan, "Leather" The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. New York, vol.19, p.6, 1996.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Website address 1 Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm