Difference between revisions of "Goatskin"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Term used for both the unprocessed skin and the tanned [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather] made from a goat of the genus ''Capra''. From the 11th century, the Moors produced famous soft, fine leather from goatskins tanned with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sumac sumac]. Moroccan goatskin leather was commonly used in book bindings from the early 16th century. Currently goatskin leather is still produced in England from hides imported from the Middle East, India and Africa. Most goatskins are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vegetable | + | Term used for both the unprocessed skin and the tanned [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather] made from a goat of the genus ''Capra''. From the 11th century, the Moors produced famous soft, fine leather from goatskins tanned with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sumac sumac]. Moroccan goatskin leather was commonly used in book bindings from the early 16th century. Currently goatskin leather is still produced in England from hides imported from the Middle East, India and Africa. Most goatskins are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vegetable%20tanned%20leather vegetable tanned] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chrome%20leather chrome tanned]. They are still used in bookbinding since goatskin tends to be stronger, denser and longer wearing than sheepskin. Goatskins are also used for shoe uppers, gloves, and linings. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | goat skin; kidskin (U.S.); piel de cabra (Esp.); cuir de | + | goat skin; kidskin (U.S.); piel de cabra (Esp.); cuir de chèvre (Fr.); pele de cabra (Port.); geitenhuid (Ned); casablanca (Morocco); mogador; marrakech (Spain); capeskin (South Africa); Mocha suede (Arabia); herrar (Ethipia); patna (India); madra (India); punjab (India); cordova (Brazil); pernambuco (Brazil); tampico (Mexico) |
== Other Properties == | == Other Properties == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 433 |
| − | * | + | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
| − | * | + | * Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937 |
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Revision as of 06:51, 24 July 2013
Description
Term used for both the unprocessed skin and the tanned leather made from a goat of the genus Capra. From the 11th century, the Moors produced famous soft, fine leather from goatskins tanned with sumac. Moroccan goatskin leather was commonly used in book bindings from the early 16th century. Currently goatskin leather is still produced in England from hides imported from the Middle East, India and Africa. Most goatskins are vegetable tanned or chrome tanned. They are still used in bookbinding since goatskin tends to be stronger, denser and longer wearing than sheepskin. Goatskins are also used for shoe uppers, gloves, and linings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
goat skin; kidskin (U.S.); piel de cabra (Esp.); cuir de chèvre (Fr.); pele de cabra (Port.); geitenhuid (Ned); casablanca (Morocco); mogador; marrakech (Spain); capeskin (South Africa); Mocha suede (Arabia); herrar (Ethipia); patna (India); madra (India); punjab (India); cordova (Brazil); pernambuco (Brazil); tampico (Mexico)
Other Properties
Have tiny pin-point hole in a row, usually in groups of three.
Additional Images
Goat (genus Capra)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 433
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937