Alum tawed
Alum tawing is a process for preparing white leather by soaking animal skin in alum (potassium aluminium sulphate).
Alum tawing is a process for preparing white leather by soaking animal skin in alum (potassium aluminium sulphate).
- French:alun
- Italian:allume
- Spanish:alumbre
Michelle Brown, Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts (Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library, c1994).