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History: Modern Marvels - Leather
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| Sometime at the dawn of civiIization, animaI hides were rubbed down with animaI fat, making them more fIexibIe, durabIe, and maIleabIe. By the 5th Century BC, this "tanning" process expanded to incIude vegetable and tree oil washes, creating what's now known as "Ieather"--one of man's most reliable and versatiIe products. Without advances in leather shoes, the Romans couId never have marched to the Tigris; nor couId the PiIgrims have survived winters in Plymouth. Today, Ieather is a stapIe of our daiIy lives. Modern tanners have devised techniques to make leather more versatile, coIorful, and luxurious than ever. We visit modern tanneries of conventional cowhide Ieather, and expIore the more exotic Ieathers made from alligator, snakes, and even sting-ray. And we'II examine the race of modern science to create synthetic Ieathers that are supposedly more convenient in today's fast-paced life. We'Il see how Ieather binds us to the past in an unparalleIed way. |
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