The Decoration of Leather from the French of Georges De Récy
By Maude Nathan
With 44 full sized Illustrations and Examples of Leather Decoration from Various Sources
This is a book not only dealing with the history and development of the art of working in leather but also one that imparts a knowledge of the technique of various processes to amateurs who may be unable or unwilling to undertake a regular course of instruction.
Leather, in its adaptability to many different kinds of treatment, is a material eminently suited to the interpretation of the style of decoration known as “modern art.”
This book contains information on leather work tools, choice of skins, and methods of working in leather, including carved leather, punches, hammered leather, modeled leather, embossing leather, pyrogravure, pointogravure, stamped leather and open-work leather. There is also a section dealing with leather mosaics, dyes, patinas and gilding.
