{"id":38774,"date":"2026-06-12T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/?p=38774"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:32:33","slug":"leather-tanning-from-its-origins-to-present-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/en\/curiosity\/leather-tanning-from-its-origins-to-present-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Leather tanning: from its origins to present day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38774\" class=\"elementor elementor-38774 elementor-38500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ecf7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87ecf7f\" 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-d9a8470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9a8470\" 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 first treaded hides to the transformation of raw material<\/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-837a8ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"837a8ef\" 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-50c3e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c3e58\" 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>The history of leather largely coincides with the history of <strong>tanning<\/strong>, the process that makes it possible to transform raw animal hide, naturally prone to decomposition, into a stable, durable material that can be used over time. Long before the existence of organized agriculture, metallurgy, or advanced manufacturing, prehistoric communities had already discovered that a hide left in its natural state would quickly harden, rot, and lose its properties. From this need, the first empirical preservation techniques emerged.<\/p><p><strong>Prehistoric populations<\/strong> began experimenting with:<\/p><ul><li>sun drying;<\/li><li>smoke curing near a fire;<\/li><li>treating hides with animal fats;<\/li><li>soaking hides in water containing bark, leaves, and plant-based substances.<\/li><\/ul><p>Without understanding the underlying chemical principles, they were already using the first elements that we now recognize as the basis of vegetable tanning. <\/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-546bcb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"546bcb1\" 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-fd7e6fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd7e6fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcceb5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcceb5b\" 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\/sun-dried-hides-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38777\" alt=\"sun-dried-hides\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sun-dried-hides.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-2fe9e4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fe9e4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b03619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b03619\" 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81ec45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e81ec45\" 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-179e5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"179e5a3\" 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: the birth of tanning as a profession<\/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-721322d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"721322d\" 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-8a3afcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a3afcf\" 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 development of the first civilizations, leather processing ceased to be a domestic practice and became a <strong>specialized skill<\/strong>. The <strong>ancient Egyptians<\/strong> used cleaning, softening, and treatment process to produce sandals, containers, belts, and military equipment.<\/p><p>Later, <strong>Greeks<\/strong> and <strong>Romans<\/strong> refined the process by introducing more controlled methods and establishing dedicated leatherworking activities. In the Roman world, the availability of leather was so important that it supported armies, transportation, and trade. <\/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-deddcc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"deddcc3\" 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-922bb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"922bb0c\" 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 Ages: the tanner\u2019s profession is born <\/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-b1a70d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1a70d6\" 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-69f1b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f1b69\" 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>During the <strong>Middle Ages<\/strong>, tanning became a true <strong>economic activity<\/strong>. It was during this period that tanners\u2019 corporations, specialized workshops, and dedicated productions areas emerged. Tanneries were built <strong>near waterways<\/strong> because every stage of the process required large amounts of washing and treatment.<\/p><p>The dominant method was <strong>vegetable tanning<\/strong>, obtained with natural tannins extracted from: oak bank, chestnut, mimosa, and other plant species.<\/p><p>These processes required <strong>weeks or even months<\/strong> but made it possible to obtain strong and durable materials. <\/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-af95e06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af95e06\" 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-efcc04c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efcc04c\" 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 Industrial Revolution: speed and control <\/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-0628e91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0628e91\" 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-fcb093e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb093e\" 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>For centuries, the process changed very little. The major transformation came in the nineteenth century with the introduction of the <strong>tanning drum<\/strong>, which made it possible to improve the uniformity and speed of processing.<\/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-00d4c3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00d4c3e\" 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-bb3e40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb3e40d\" 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\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38775\" alt=\"leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-washing-machinery-in-a-tannery.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-d8c7aea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8c7aea\" 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-dcea300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcea300\" 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>Shortly afterwards, <strong>chrome tanning<\/strong> spread, completely revolutionizing the industry. Compared to traditional process, this technology allowed <strong>much faster processing times, greater softness of treated leathers, higher productivity,<\/strong> and <strong>improved uniformity of processing<\/strong>.<\/p><p>From that moment on, <strong>tanning entered the modern industry<\/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-815b9f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"815b9f1\" 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-d250994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d250994\" 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\">Tanning today: tradition, technology and sustainability<\/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-ad18d5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad18d5b\" 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-f4f78cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4f78cf\" 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-stock-in-a-tannery-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38779\" alt=\"leather-stock-in-a-tannery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/abcprato.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leather-stock-in-a-tannery.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-7d66b46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d66b46\" 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-d4a14be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a14be\" 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>Today, the tanning industry is one of the most advanced expressions of the <strong>transformation of natural materials<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Contemporary production incorporates:<\/p><ul><li>raw material selection;<\/li><li>chemical control;<\/li><li>industrial automation;<\/li><li>advanced finishing;<\/li><li>traceability.<\/li><\/ul><p>The main processing families today include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Vegetable tanning<\/strong>: more natural in appearance, valued for its aesthetic evolution and character.<\/li><li><strong>Chrome tanning<\/strong>: the most widespread for flexibility, softness, and productivity.<\/li><li><strong>Combination tanning<\/strong>: combines characteristics of different processes.<\/li><li><strong>Innovative tanning<\/strong>: focused on reducing consumption and improving environmental efficiency. <\/li><\/ul>\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-a3725c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3725c2\" 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-e04ce4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e04ce4a\" 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\">Tanning does not only modify leather: it defines its identity<\/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-b275e68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b275e68\" 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-c0776be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0776be\" 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>Two hides coming from the same animal<\/strong> can become <strong>completely different materials<\/strong>. One may be transformed into an elegant shoe, another into a structured bag, and another into a technical coating.<\/p><p>It is <strong>tanning<\/strong> that determines most of the <strong>final characteristics<\/strong>: softness, resistance, colour, stability, touch, and durability. 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