Preferred label
tanning
garving
Note (en)
Note
Revised scope note: An irreversible process of treating hides or skins with vegetable tannins to produce leather. Distinct from "alum-tawing" which uses a mineral and is reversible by washing the skins in water.
Note (nb)
Note
irreversible prosesser for å omdanne rå huder til skinn ved hjelp av garvestoffer
Scope note source reference
source-reference-1751
Source
AAT
The Arts and Architecture Thesaurus Online, The Getty Research Institute.
Additional Reference
300053944
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