Difference between revisions of "Acid-free leather"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Leather that has been washed and treated to removed residual acids from the cleaning and tanning processes. Some tanning agents, such as [ | + | Leather that has been washed and treated to removed residual acids from the cleaning and tanning processes. Some tanning agents, such as [[myrobalan%20extract|myrobalans]], and pigments, such as [[zinc%20oxide|zinc oxide]], provide acid-buffering in the leather. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 6 January 2014
Description
Leather that has been washed and treated to removed residual acids from the cleaning and tanning processes. Some tanning agents, such as myrobalans, and pigments, such as Zinc oxide, provide acid-buffering in the leather.
Synonyms and Related Terms
acid free leather
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982