CONTENTS

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TRANSLATOR’S NOTE[5]
INTRODUCTION
The Decoration of Leather in the Past[13]
CHAPTER I
Tools and Leather[15]
CHAPTER II
Methods of Working in Leather[19]
CHAPTER III
Leather Mosaic[42]
CHAPTER IV
Dyes, Patines and Gilding[64]
CHAPTER V
The Choice of Design and Colour[76]
APPENDIX
Leather Hangings and Furniture[80]
NOTE
Some Extracts from the Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding, appointed by the Council of the Society of Arts, February, 1900[90]
Index[96]