Anne,
I had a bibliography index in my FIT-SUNY Leather Preservation thesis
on Identification of Leather. There is an excellent book with photos, I
don't remember the exact title, Leather Identification, english
publisher?  Its listed in the thesis and the chapter review would give
you an idea, if you call the F.I.T. library, they may xerox that
section.
I'm sorry I'm away from home so I can't look up any specifics.
Jennifer Hein
Preservation Specialist
Indianapolis, IN
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> Maryann Sadagopan
> Collections Care Specialist
> Textile Conservation
> Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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> Of Peranteau, Anne
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:14 PM
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> Subject: leather identification
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> Does anyone have experience identifying the species of origin of
leather
> samples when there is no grain layer present?
> Thanks,
> Anne Peranteau
> Mellon Fellow in Textile Conservation
> Philadelphia Museum of Art
>
>

--Jennifer Hein
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