Leather without borders In Gremio in praxi

In Gremio in praxi-Leather without bordersIntroductionThe 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 materialsfound 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.IntroductionPart 1. In the cold and heatMarkus KlekThe arrow quiver of the Iceman. Reconstruction attempts and the special significance of the hideInga GłuszekShoemakers, thier workshops and shoes in Athenian vase paintingDavid NicolleMedieval laether or rawhide helmets found in Tower 4 of the Citadel of DamascusPart 2. Protection and comfortElisabeth de Campenhout, Marloes RijkelijkhuizenRiding tall in the saddle.An early 16 th-century travellers saddle from DelftJanne HarjulaThe Late Medieval scabbards, cover-guards and grips from Turku, FinlandMałgorzata Grupa,Mikołaj DobekFootwear in Polish national costume and western clothes from excavations in Polish territoryFranklin PereiraLeather art in the Iberian PeninsulaPart 3. In medieval townBeata Wywrot-WyszkowskaFashion and regionalism. A few notes on the use of footwear in Late Medieval towns on the southerncoast of the Baltic SeaWojciech KawkaOutside the center.Leather production in a small medieval town in Silesia (Poland)Part 4. Ordinary or originalRoman VavraFishing for fish skin. Archaeological finds and the potential of fish skinAnna B. KowalskaSome comments on the beginnings of tanning and how it carne to the Baltic region