{"id":38671,"date":"2026-06-08T10:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/?p=38671"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:48:32","slug":"the-history-of-leather-from-prehistory-to-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/en\/curiosity\/the-history-of-leather-from-prehistory-to-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of leather: from prehistory to today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38671\" class=\"elementor elementor-38671 elementor-38429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95f064 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b95f064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de679ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de679ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prehistory: when leather was survival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e54396 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e54396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee339b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ee339b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fd35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7fd35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38676\" alt=\"prehistoric- man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prehistoric-man.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcca1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffcca1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09231c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09231c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-leather-sandals.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bdca6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5bdca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b7040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b7040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human beings used the <strong>leather of hunted animals<\/strong> to <strong>protect themselves from the cold, build shelters, carry objects<\/strong>, and <strong>store food<\/strong> in prehistoric times long before weaving and spinning existed.<\/p><p>The problem was that raw hides deteriorated quickly.<\/p><p>The <strong>earliest preservation methods<\/strong> likely arose through observation:<\/p><ul><li>sun drying;<\/li><li>smoking near a fire;<\/li><li>application of animal fats;<\/li><li>immersion in water with bark and plant-based substances.<\/li><\/ul><p>Without realizing it, prehistoric populations were already experimenting with the chemical principles that would later form the basis of <strong>leather tanning<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade7f03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ade7f03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b026207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b026207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ancient civilizations: when hides became technology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2939633 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2939633\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd02f65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd02f65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba30bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba30bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38655\" alt=\"ancient-Egyptians-leather\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ancient-Egyptians-leather.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb2f05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cb2f05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce58719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce58719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38678\" alt=\"drawing-ancient-leather-sandals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drawing-ancient-leather-sandals.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0346c71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0346c71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c3473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08c3473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the rise of the <strong>first civilizations, leather<\/strong> ceased to be merely a necessity and became a specialized craft. <br \/>In the Mesopotamian region, there is very ancient evidence of tanning practices, as well as documents describing activities related <strong>to the transformation of hides dating back to the 2nd millennium B.C.<\/strong><\/p><p>Leather was already widely used by the <strong>ancient Egyptians<\/strong> for a variety of purposes. Some examples include:<\/p><ul><li>sandals;<\/li><li>belts;<\/li><li>containers;<\/li><li>decorative items;<\/li><li>military equipment.<\/li><\/ul><p>Other notable examples of leather use can be found among the ancient Greeks and Romans.<br \/>The <strong>ancient Greeks<\/strong> refined <strong>vegetable tanning techniques<\/strong>, while the <strong>ancient Romans<\/strong> developed <strong>leather production on an almost industrial scale<\/strong> to support their armies, transportation systems, and trade activities.<\/p><p>Leather became an integral part of <strong>everyday life<\/strong> in the form of <strong>footwear, lightweight armour, harnesses<\/strong>, and <strong>various tools<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4062c4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4062c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729a973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"729a973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Middle East and the Art of tanning <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f954ce9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f954ce9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567ad49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"567ad49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tannery-Middle-East-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581febf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"581febf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d01170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d01170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most important milestones in the history of leather occurs between the <strong>Middle East and North Africa<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Arab tanning traditions contributed to the spread of <strong>decorative and finishing techniques<\/strong> that transformed leather into an artistic material as well as a functional one. From these regions, tanning knowledge gradually spread toward the Mediterranean and Europe.<\/p><p>The city of <strong>C\u00f3rdoba<\/strong> became, over the centuries, a European reference point for <strong>finely decorated and crafted leather<\/strong>, leaving a mark even on the historical language of the sector. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d334352 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d334352\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6363674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6363674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Middle Ages in Europe: the emergence of tanners <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940b2cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"940b2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4866a2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4866a2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980c8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"980c8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-workshops-middle-ages.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e975e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1e975e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe1f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbe1f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38681\" alt=\"medieval-leather-goods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/medieval-leather-goods.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7816c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7816c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18105e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18105e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the <strong>Middle Ages<\/strong>, leather became firmly established in the urban economy. <strong>Corporations<\/strong>, <strong>specialized workshops<\/strong>, and <strong>production districts<\/strong> emerged. Tanneries were often built near rivers because large amounts of water were needed for processing hides.<\/p><p>In <strong>Italy<\/strong>, the tanning tradition developed strongly and found in <strong>Tuscany<\/strong> one of the most representative regions of leather craftsmanship. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435e05e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"435e05e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602243b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"602243b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b11433 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b11433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64c172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d64c172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Industrial Revolution to contemporary leather<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e02ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02e02ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The true transformation of the industry came in the nineteenth century with the introduction of the <strong>tanning drum<\/strong>, which accelerated the penetration of tanning agents, and later with the spread of <strong>chrome tanning<\/strong>, which made processes faster and paved the way for <strong>modern production<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Today, the tanning industry combines:<\/p><ul><li>artisanal tradition;<\/li><li>advanced chemistry;<\/li><li>automation;<\/li><li>quality control;<\/li><li>sustainability and material recovery.<\/li><\/ul><p>For centuries, the tanning process remained almost unchanged. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bfea4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2bfea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2494bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2494bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leather today: a material that changes with the design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2571c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f2571c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5132085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5132085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd56c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cd56c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf06575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf06575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contemporary leather<\/strong> is not a single material. The same cowhide can become:<\/p><ul><li>an upper for an elegant shoe;<\/li><li>a structured handbag;<\/li><li>automotive upholstery;<\/li><li>a high-resistance sofa;<\/li><li>a technical accessory.<\/li><\/ul><p>The difference does not come only from the animal, but from the entire process: <br \/><strong>origin \u2192 selection \u2192 tanning \u2192 finishing \u2192 final use<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cdcca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15cdcca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a791d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1a791d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/en\/curiosity\/the-leather-a-raw-material-that-is-still-indispensable-today\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more about leather <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prehistory: when leather was survival Human beings used the leather of hunted animals to protect themselves from the cold, build shelters, carry objects, and store&#8230; 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