INDEX.
- Acetic Acid. See Acids, organic.
- Acids, mineral, 20, 21
- ---- ---- See also Sulphuric acid.
- ---- organic; sulphuric acid substituted for, 8, 9
- ----, ---- Use of, advocated, 21
- Aniline dyes. See Leather, dyeing.
- Athenæum Club Committee on leather decay, 11
- Binderies, private; fitting and administration, 41-54
- Binding contracts, 13, 24, 25
- Binding specifications, model, 25
- Bookbinding, education in, want of provision for, 43
- Bookbinding in Public Libraries. See Binderies, private.
- Bookbinding leathers. See Leather; and under names of skins, e.g., Goatskin, &c.
- Book cleaning and polishing. See Leather preservative compositions.
- Books; replacing within covers, 43, 52, 53
- Book-sewing; stabbing process for pamphlets, 42, 43
- ---- ---- Modern methods, 43, 44
- Calvert, C., on decay of leather, 11
- Catechol tannins condemned. See Tannins.
- Calfskin, 26, 36
- Cockerell, D.: Note on Bookbinding, 25
- Damp, influence upon leather, 27, 48
- Davenport, C.: “Repairing and Binding of Books for Public Libraries.” Chap. IV., 41-48
- Decay of leather. See Leather, decay.
- Dyeing leather. See Leather, dyeing.
- Formic acid. See Acids, organic.
- Gas fumes; influence upon leather, 11, 12
- Goatskin, 26, 34-36
- Graining, artificial, of leather. See Leather, artificial graining.
- Heat; action upon leather, 11, 12, 27
- Hogskin. See Pigskin.
- Hull Public Library; Reports on private bindery, 45-47
- Hulme, E. W.: “History of Sumach Tanning, &c.” Chap. I., 7-14
- Jones, A. S.: “Provenance, &c., of Bookbinding Leathers.” Chap. III., 31-38
- Lactic acid. See Acids, organic.
- Lawton, W. F. See Hull Public Library.
- Leather, artificial graining of, 10, 22, 31
- ---- bindings; conditions for preserving, 27
- ----, decay of; history, 10-12
- ----, ---- symptoms, 13, 14
- ----, ---- reasons, 18-24
- ---- dyeing; old and new systems compared, 9, 20, 21
- ---- early manufacture, 17
- ---- finishes, 24
- ---- preservative compositions, 27, 47, 48
- Leathers, retanned; process described and condemned, 22-24
- ----, ---- conditionally recommended, 34, 35
- ---- split, 22, 26, 33
- Leathersellers’ Company; supervision of sumach tanning in 1565, 7
- ---- ---- Grant to Society of Arts’ Committee, 12
- Light, influence upon leather, 27, 48
- Lopez, R., original of “Shylock”, 7, 8
- McBride, Dr., introduces use of sulphuric acid in 1768, 8, 9
- Morocco grain, 35
- ---- ---- artificial. See Leather, artificial graining of.
- Moroccos. See Goatskin; Niger skin; Leathers, retanned.
- Myrobalans, duty on, in 1660, 8
- Niger skin, 34
- Oxalic acid, use of, by binders, 14, 24
- Paper, clay-loaded, mounting, 41, 42
- Parker, J. G.: “Causes of Leather Decay.” Chap. II., 17-27
- ----, ---- appointed Analyst to the L.A., 12, 13
- “Persians.” See Leathers, retanned.
- Pigskin, characteristics, &c., 26, 37, 38
- ---- decay, 14
- Pyrogallol tannins. See Tannins.
- Russia leather, 26
- Sealskin, 26, 37
- Sheepskin, 26, 31-33
- “Shylock,” original of, 8
- Skivers. See Leathers, split.
- Society of Arts’ Committee on Leathers, appointment, 12
- ---- ---- ---- Recommendations, passim.
- Sound Leather Committee; appointment, 12
- Spanish leather, sumach-tanned, 7
- Stationery Office. See Binding contracts.
- Sulphuric acid, first used in 1768, 8, 9
- ---- ---- See also Acids, mineral.
- Sumach tanning, history, 7, 8
- Tannins; pyrogallols distinguished from catechols, 19, 20
- Vellum, 26, 48
- Williamson, F. J.: “Specification for the Fittings of a Small Bindery.” Chap. V., 51-54
- Woodward, C. T.: Experiments on action of gas fumes and heat, 11
ADVERTISEMENTS.
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
- Bookbinders:
- Banting, George F., x
- Birdsall & Son, xi
- Bookbinders’ Co-operative Society, Ltd., xii
- Chappell, R. D., & Co., xii
- Eyre & Spottiswoode, xiii
- Gray, John P., & Son, xiv
- Mudie & Co., x
- Riley, B., & Co., Ltd., ix
- Smith, W. H., & Son, xii
- Leather Analysis, ii
- Leather Importers:
- Gray, John P., & Son, xiv
- Leather Manufacturers:
- Bevingtons & Sons, iii
- Deed, John S., & Sons, Ltd., v
- Garnar, James, & Sons, vii
- Gibbs, Geo., & Son, vii
- Gryffe Tannery Co., ix
- Meredith-Jones, J., & Sons, Ltd., vi
- Muir, John, & Son, iv
- Richardson, Edward & James, v
- Leather (Bookbinding) Merchants:
- Eyre & Spottiswoode, xiii
- Leather Trades Review, viii
- Sumac Importers:
- “Tiger” Sumac Co., x