Covering the Blade: Archaeological Leather Sheaths and Scabbards (Volken Marquita)
Covering the Blade: Archaeological Leather Sheaths and Scabbards (Volken Marquita) Since 1968 several thousand leather artefacts have been recovered in the city of Dordrecht, ranging in date from the…
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Covering the Blade: Archaeological Leather Sheaths and Scabbards (Volken Marquita)
Since 1968 several thousand leather artefacts have been recovered in the city of Dordrecht, ranging in date from the 12th century through to the 17th century. Over the years the quantity and importance of the Dordrecht archaeological leather finds made it obvious they certainly merited publication. At that time, Olaf Goubitz was employed at the Rijksdienst voor Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek (ROB) and was able to devote his time to the leather and thus the organic conservation lab was established.
A chapter on Roman footwear by Carol van Driel-Murray and the Prehistoric footwear by Willy Groenman-van Waateringe completed the chronological range. In 2002 the leather footwear from Dordrecht and other sites was presented in Stepping Through Time. The archaeological leather purses, bags and other small containers from Dordrecht and other sites appeared in Purses in Pieces in
Chalice and the Blade