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TANNAGE MINERAL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Leatherworking Procedures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mineral tanning
1, record 1, English, mineral%20tanning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mineral tannage 2, record 1, English, mineral%20tannage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineral tanning, which uses mineral salts, produces a soft, pliable leather and is the preferred method for producing most light leathers. ... Chromium salt is the most widely used mineral agent, but salts from aluminum and zirconium are also used. In mineral tanning[,] the hides are soaked in saline baths of increasing strength or in acidic baths in which chemical reactions deposit salts in the skin fibres. 1, record 1, English, - mineral%20tanning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de travail du cuir
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tannage minéral
1, record 1, French, tannage%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tannage minéral est la méthode [de tannage] la plus courante. Il nécessite l'emploi de tanins minéraux : sels de chrome, sels de fer, sels de zirconium... Ce type de tannage s’effectue par trempage des peaux dans des foulons. Le tannage le plus utilisé est celui qui s’effectue au moyen de sels de chrome [...] 2, record 1, French, - tannage%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-04-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Leather Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mineral-tanned leather
1, record 2, English, mineral%2Dtanned%20leather
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mineral tanned leather 2, record 2, English, mineral%20tanned%20leather
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Leather in which the skin is tanned with mineral salts such as iron, zinc, and chromium. 3, record 2, English, - mineral%2Dtanned%20leather
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du cuir
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cuir de tannage minéral
1, record 2, French, cuir%20de%20tannage%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans le tannage minéral, on] utilise principalement des tannants minéraux du type : sulfates basiques de chrome [...]; du sel d’aluminium; ou encore du sel de zirconium. Le tannage au chrome représente environ 80 % de la production du cuir de tannage minéral suivi du sel d’aluminium à hauteur de 5 % et plus rarement du sel zirconium pour redonner de la densité au cuir. 2, record 2, French, - cuir%20de%20tannage%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-02-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tanning and Currying By-Products (Leather Ind.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- alum tanning
1, record 3, English, alum%20tanning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process of converting skins to leather based essentially upon the use ... of potassium alum, but sometimes of aluminium sulphate. 1, record 3, English, - alum%20tanning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tannerie et corroierie (sous-produits) (Ind. du cuir)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tannage à l’alun
1, record 3, French, tannage%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3Balun
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mégisserie 1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9gisserie
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tannage à l'alun [...] est le procédé de tannage minéral le plus anciennement pratiqué. 2, record 3, French, - tannage%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3Balun
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «mégisserie» désignait autrefois uniquement la préparation par tannage à l’alun de peaux très souples, réalisées à partir de peaux de moutons, d’agneaux et de chevreaux, ces peausseries étant le plus souvent destinées à la ganterie. Pour cela, les peaux, après travail de rivière (épilage et confitage), sont foulées dans une composition constituée par une solution d’alun de potassium et de sel dans laquelle on délaie de la farine et du jaune d’œuf : c’est l’habillage de mégisserie [...] 3, record 3, French, - tannage%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3Balun
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Leather Industry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nubuck
1, record 4, English, nubuck
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white coloured, usually chrome-tanned leather, mainly used for uppers, made frome cattle hides and calf, and sometimes, pig skins, buffed on the grain side to give a fine, velvety surface. 1, record 4, English, - nubuck
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du cuir
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nubuck
1, record 4, French, nubuck
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peausserie ayant subi un tannage minéral, poncée sur fleur et présentant un aspect légèrement velouté. 2, record 4, French, - nubuck
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-04-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Museums
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Care of Alum, Vegetable, and Mineral Tanned Leather 1, record 5, English, Care%20of%20Alum%2C%20Vegetable%2C%20and%20Mineral%20Tanned%20Leather
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Muséologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Le soin des cuirs de tannage végétal et minéral 1, record 5, French, Le%20soin%20des%20cuirs%20de%20tannage%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tal%20et%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
notes 8/2 de l’Institut canadien de conservation 1, record 5, French, - Le%20soin%20des%20cuirs%20de%20tannage%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tal%20et%20min%C3%A9ral
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source : La bibliothèque de l’ICC 1, record 5, French, - Le%20soin%20des%20cuirs%20de%20tannage%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tal%20et%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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