Imitation Russia
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Description
A vegetable tanned Cowhide. Imitation Russia leather is made from a split hide tanned with birch oil in order to imitate the odor of true Russia leather (Roberts and Etherington 1982).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Russia cowhide; American Russia
Additional Information
M.Roberts, D.Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1982.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982