Here's a couple for you:
 
*Thomson, R.  1981.  Leather Manufacture in the Post-Medieval Period with
Special Reference to Northamptonshire.  Post-Medieval Archaeology 15:
161-175.
 
*Welsh, Peter.  1963.  A Craft That Resisted Change:  American Tanning
Practices to 1850.  Technology & Culture 4(3):298-317.
 
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Mary C. Beaudry
Editor, Northeast Historical Archaeology
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Archaeology
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
 
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