Leather without borders In Gremio in praxi

In Gremio in praxi-Leather without borders Introduction The idea included in the title ,, Leather without borders ,, has many meanings: territorial, chronological and factual, because the archaeological material presented in the book comes from different circles, places and periods: from prehistoric artefacts found at the famous ,, Iceman ,, through parts of medieval helmets made of organic materials found in Damascus to modern Iberian objects. The studies included in the volume focus on objects of various kinds (shoes,weaponry,equestrian equipment), made of various types of leather,including fish, preserved in different climatic, geological and social conditions, presenting various research, conservation and museum challenges. Introduction Part 1. In the cold and heat Markus Klek The arrow quiver of the Iceman. Reconstruction attempts and the special significance of the hide Inga Głuszek Shoemakers, thier workshops and shoes in Athenian vase painting David Nicolle Medieval laether or rawhide helmets found in Tower 4 of the Citadel of Damascus Part 2. Protection and comfort Elisabeth de Campenhout, Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen Riding tall in the saddle.An early 16 th-century travellers saddle from Delft Janne Harjula The Late Medieval scabbards, cover-guards and grips from Turku, Finland Małgorzata Grupa,Mikołaj Dobek Footwear in Polish national costume and western clothes from excavations in Polish territory Franklin Pereira Leather art in the Iberian Peninsula Part 3. In medieval town Beata Wywrot-Wyszkowska Fashion and regionalism. A few notes on the use of footwear in Late Medieval towns on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea Wojciech Kawka Outside the center.Leather production in a small medieval town in Silesia (Poland) Part 4. Ordinary or original Roman Vavra Fishing for fish skin. Archaeological finds and the potential of fish skin Anna B. Kowalska Some comments on the beginnings of tanning and how it carne to the Baltic region