The shark skin is specific because it is very rare in historic collections and has a rough surface (like a kind of sand-paper).
2012 Photomicrography Competition
Image of Distinction
Surface of shark tanned skin (chromium compound was used for tanning process)
Tomasz Kozielec
- Affiliation
- Nicolaus Copernicus University
Department of Paper and Leather Conservation
Toruń, Woj. Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
- Technique
- Reflected Light
- Magnifaction
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