A blunt knife was scraped over the skin ... Finally, the leather could be curried. Today, traditional leather currying has dwindled to the last few practitioners of a medieval craft.

REMNANTS of what appears to have been a medieval mill, including “very well-preserved” timber beams, pottery and leather shoes ... of a retractable rain-cover over the square.

BERGEN, NORWAY—According to a Science Norway report, archaeologist Gitte Hansen of the University of Bergen is examining a collection of medieval ... of them are made of leather, Hansen said.