Franklin Pereira
Address: Alameda Fujacal, 65 -2 E
4705-096- Braga
Portugal
Published articles
USA
The Leathercrafters & Saddlers Journal. Rhinelander.
Making leather masks. 1-5. (September-October 1991), pages 16-17
Leather artistry in Kolhapur-India. 1-6. (November-December 1991), pages 8-11.
First Spanish Leather Meeting 7-5. (September-October 1997), page 16
The arts of leather in Córdoba, Spain. 14-6 (November-December 2004), pages 74-75.
England
Newsletter. Bath: The Tool and Trades History Society
Leather bottles in Portugal and a visit to a maker in Vic, Spain 30 (Summer 1990), pages 14-21.
Leather stories from Portugal – I, II, III. 33 (Spring 1991), pages 21-24, 34 (Summer 1991), pages 13-19, and 35 (Fall 1991), pages 32-36.
Azores islands: three trades for a pair of boots. 38 (Summer 1992), pages 26-29.
Decorated bull collars at northern Portuguese country fairs. 42. (Summer 1993), pages 19-23.
Gilded leather wall panels in Portugal and abroad. 44. (Winter 1994), pages 26-29.
Leather bookbinding and gold tooling in ancient Portuguese Goa-India. 56 (Spring 1997), pages 32-34.
Córdoba, the shining one. 58 (Fall 1997), pages 14-16.
Leather: end of the road ? 76 (Spring 2002), pages 42-44.
Dear John Waterer (on leather art and History). 81 (Summer 2003), pages 36-40.
e 82. ( Fall 2003), pages 40-43.
Leather: end of the road? – II . 95 (Winter 2006), pages 43-44.
A document of the Inquisition of Lisbon, dated 1610: the trial of Lourenço da Costa, a “mudéjar” from the ones of Grenade, born in Seville, slave of the gilt leather master Jerónimo Fernandes. 96 (Spring 2007), pages 24-27.
Artistic leatherwork in India – the sandalmakers of Kolhapur. 100 (Spring 2008), pages 26-28
Two centuries of musical instrument making in India – a visit to Miraj workshops. 102 (Fall 2008), pages 12-20
The hand as a tool – the “tanning” of a sheepskin bag in northeast Portugal. 103 (Winter 2008), pages 22-23
Leather sandal making in India: another look at its artisans. 107 (Winter 2009), pages 14-17.
Leather decoration tools of the Iberian tradition since the 13th century. Tools and Trades. Bath: The Tool and Trades History Society. 12 (2000), pages 1-25.Research with economical help of the Raphael Salaman Foundation/The Tool and Trades History Society.
Newsletter. Stroke-up-Trent: Archeological Leather Group
Still in the saddle. 30 (September 2009), pages 4-7.
New Zealand
Leather Artisan. Takapuna: Association of New Zealand Leatherworkers.
Al-Andalus 711-1492: gilded leather wall panel. 46 (September 1992), page 5.
A visit to Estonia and Lithuania leather artists. 50 (June 1993),page 14.
Mértola, 12th. century: wall sculpture in gilded leather. 52 (October1993), page 3.
Leather in the classroom. 62 (August 1995), pág.7.
Opening of the Spanish Leather Museum. 67 (June 1996), pág. 17.
Batik on leather. 69 (October 1996), page 7.
The root and bark texture. 70 (December1996), pages 10-11.
First Spanish Leather Meeting .71 (February 1997), pages 5-6.
Artistic leatherwork in Córdoba. 74 (August1997), page 14
Leather bookbinding and gold tooling in ancient Portuguese Goa-India. 76 (December 1997), pages 7-8.
Córdoba: two meetings in leather art & history. 85 (June 1999), page 13.
Leather 2000 Conference in Waalwijk, Holland. 91 (June 2000), page 7
Leather meetings in Spain. 95 (February 2001), pages 5 and 9.
African leatherwork-I. 97 (June 2001), page 8.
Slavery in the gilt leather trade-part II – 138 (March 2011), pages 14-15.
African leatherwork-II: Mauritania. 98 (August 2001), pages 12-13.
African leatherwork –III: The Mandinga in Guiné.104 (September 2002), pages 14-20.
Leather art in Córdoba, Spain.113 (December 2004), pages 8-9.
Leather and Islam in Iberian Península-Thesis abstract. 117 (December 2005), pages 10-11.
Leather in the southern Iberian plains – a report of recent travels (I, II). 119 (June 2006), pages 15-18, and 121 (December 2006), pages 14-16.
Spain: First Award in Leather Art Contest. 122 (2007), pages 9-10
Saddles and leather shields in the battle field in Iberian Peninsula – Christian and Muslim riders, saddle makers and ways to ride and fight. 130 (March 2009), pages. 4- 7.
Leather in a city of the Middle Ages – a short study about Lisbon’s guilds (part one). 131 (June 2009), pages 6-8.
Two books on the history of leather published in Portugal. 131 (June 2009), page 9. Leather in a city of the Middle Ages – a short study about Lisbon’s guilds (part two). 133 (December 2009), pages 10-13.
Leather in a city of the Middle Ages – a short study about Lisbon’s guilds (part three). 134 (March 2010), pages 8-10.
The written word – 135 (June 2010), page 14.
Slavery in the gilt leather trade-part I – 137 (December 2010), pages 16-17.
Norway
Laer I en middelalderby, et kort streif I Lisboas laug. Laer, Sko og Skinn, 2 (2009), Oslo.
Germany
Leather and Islam in Iberian Peninsula: cultural identity, pedagogy and heritage. Abstract of the M.A. thesis project.
Newsletter/ICOM-Working Group: Leather and related materials, 3 (July 2005), Dresden.
Brasil
Mirabilia-Electronic Magazine on Ancient and Medieval History. 8 (December 2008), pages 108-135.
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Spain
Relaciones, reflexiones y viages a traves de las artes del cuero. Ofício y Arte. La Coruña. Organización de los Artesanos de España. 29 (December-January 1996-97), pages 6-8.
Carved leather on Portuguese chairs: history, tools and conservation/le cuir gravé décorant la chaise portuguaise: histoire, outils et conservation (with Lina Falcão). In Reunión Intermedia del Grupo Cuero del ICOM-CC/Reunió Intermèdia del Grup Cuir de l’ICOM-CC/Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather Group/Réunion Intermédiaire du Grupe Cuir de l’ICOM-CC. Universitat de Vic/ICOM-CC/Museu de l’Art de la Pell. Vic: 2000.
Cueros artísticos en el Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Madrid: Museo Arqueológico Nacional. 20 (2002), pages 215-241.
Influencias del Califato de al-Andalus en los cueros labrados de Portugal del siglo XVI. In Mil años de trabajo del cuero. Actas del II Simposio de Historia de las Técnicas: el trabajo del cuero. Córdova: Sociedad Española de Historia de las Ciencias y de las Técnicas/Universidad de Córdoba. 2003, pages 501-518.
Oficios artesanos en India. Ofício y Arte. La Coruña. Organización de los Artesanos de España. 97 (April-May 2008), pages 16-18.
Vila Verde/Seia – Primeras Jornadas del Cuero en Portugal. Ofício y Arte. La Coruña. Organización de los Artesanos de España. 107 (December-January 2009-2010), page 36.
Arcaísmo y continuidad: la arqueología medieval como herramienta para entender las artes del cuero labrado portugués del siglo XVI-XVII. Férvedes. Actas del I Congreso Internacional de Arqueoloxía de Vilalba, Junio 2008. Vilalba: Museo de Prehistoria e Arqueoloxía de Vilalba. 5 (2008), pages. 465-473.
Portugal
Rudimentos do artesanato em cabedal. Lagos: A Urtiga.14. (1979), pages 35-38.
O couro na Escola. In 1º Concurso Nacional de Projectos Educar Inovando/Inovar Educando: divulgação de projectos seleccionados/1988. Lisboa: Instituto de Inovação Educacional, 1990.
Artes e ofícios: as artes da pele. Ler Educação. Beja: Escola Superior de Educação. 2 (1990), pages 17-19.
Histórias do couro em Portugal. História. Lisboa: Publicações Projornal. XIII-145 (1991) (except the photos), pages 74-83.
Brevíssimas notas sobre os couros dourados da Hemeroteca de Lisboa Agenda Cultural. Lisboa: Câmara Municipal. Junho 1992, page 114.
Artes do couro no sul peninsular. A Cidade de Évora. Évora: Câmara Municipal. 1-2ª série (1995), pages 371-395.
Memórias do al-Andalus: inspirações sobre a pele. Imenso Sul. Beja: Sociedade de Jornalistas do Alentejo. 6 (1996), pages 58-59.
Os couros dourados/guadamecis nos palácios de Borba e Elvas, no limiar do séc. XVII. Imenso Sul. Beja: Sociedade de Jornalistas do Alentejo.15 (1998), pages 76-79.
Couros artísticos nos interiores abastados do séc. XVII de Arraiolos e Montemor-o-Novo. Almançor. Montemor-o-Novo: Câmara Municipal. 1-2ª série (2002), pages 145-168.
Os couros de arte e as pinturas a fresco da Igreja de Adeganha. Monumentos. Lisboa: Direcção Geral de Edifícios e Monumentos Regionais. 20 (2004), pages 171-175.
O couro e o Islão na Península Ibérica: identidade cultural, pedagogia e património. Reflexões em torno de uma tese de mestrado. Ensinarte/Revista das artes em contexto educativo. Braga: Universidade do Minho/Instituto de Estudos da Criança. 10 (2007), pages 22-33.
Visão e impulso: o trabalho de Fernando Monteiro, ferreiro de Soito (Sabugal-Guarda). In Actas das III Jornadas Internacionais de Vestígios do Passado/Almeida 2007. Póvoa do Varzim: AGIR/Associação para o Desenvolvimento Sócio-cultural. 2007, pages 78-86.
A arte dos pastores do sul peninsular: arquétipos em final de estrada. In Actas das III Jornadas Internacionais de Vestígios do Passado/Almeida 2007. Póvoa do Varzim: AGIR/Associação para o Desenvolvimento Sócio-cultural. 2007, pages 218-223.
Índia, 1980-2004: devaneios entre imagens (com Ana Caldas). In Actas das III Jornadas Internacionais de Vestígios do Passado/Almeida 2007. Póvoa do Varzim: AGIR/Associação para o Desenvolvimento Sócio-cultural. 2007, pages 319-326.
Identidade e memória nas artes do couro de linhagem ibero-muçulmana. In Actas do I Seminário Internacional de Memória e Cultura Visual/ Póvoa do Varzim, 2007. Póvoa do Varzim: AGIR/Associação para o Desenvolvimento Sócio-cultural. 2008, pages 195-220.
Couro lavrado: cinco séculos de arte e história. In Mobiliário Português-Actas do 1º Colóquio de Artes Decorativas. Lisboa, 27 e 28 de Setembro de 2007. Lisbon: Fundação Ricardo Espírito Santo, 2008, pages 204-229.
A sul do rio Mondego. Arcaísmo, simbologia e transmigração de ornamentos nas artes populares do sul ibérico – 2009. In “A Cidade de Évora”, magazine of the City Council of Évora, 2ª série-7, pages 525-543.
Selas e adargas: a monta à jineta e os fabricantes dos artefactos, através da documentação e iconografia. In A Guerra e a Sociedade na Idade Média/Actas das VI Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Estudos Medievais. Coimbra: Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos Medievais, 2009, vol. I, pages. 447-470.
Identidade e marcas de cultura – a propósito de uma cadeira em couro lavrado na igreja de Santa Eufémia da Chancelaria (Torres Novas) – 2009. In “Nova Augusta”, no. 21, pages 143-153.
As sandálias artísticas em couro de Kolhapur (Índia). In Actas do IV Congresso Internacional de Etnografia/Lamego, 2008. Porto: Agir. 2009, pages 88-124.
Uma espada da etnia Mandinga da Guiné-Bissau. In Actas do V Congresso Internacional de Etnografia/Ponte da Barca, 2009. Porto: Agir. 2010, pages 355-385.Eqqus cursare – uma viagem a partir do Festival Anual do Cavalo na Golegã – 2010. In “Nova Augusta”, no. 22, pages 157-182.
Identidade e interculturalidade: a construção bicentenária de instrumentos em Miraj (Índia). In Actas do IV Seminário Imagens da Cultura/Cultura das Imagens, 2010. Porto: Universidade Aberta/Universidade Portucalense, pages 129-139.
CD-Rom
The artistic sandals of Kolhapur – India (2001); author’s edition
Cueros artísticos en el Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Madrid: Museo Arqueológico Nacional. 20 (2002), pages 215-241.
The Leather Times: non-regular magazine of contemporary leather art (author’s edition)
No. 0 (early 1997)
– Greetings!
– Cows don’t fall from the sky
– Shakin’ the cow
No. 1 (Spring 1998)
– Out of the trodden path…Out of the rotten path!
– Heavy metal: meetings with a visionary artist – art extraordinary
– Walking the pen
– The bowl: leather Maché (by Mary Carter, Australia)
– Bull cheat
– Contemporary leather art: about the book “A presentation”, edited by the “Leder Gilde” (by Elo Jarv, Estonia)
– Tapestries of Throbs
– Amidst interwoven landscapes: talks with José Bernardo
– The artistic sandals of Kolhapur (India)
– Cuir Bouilli Bowls (by Rex Lingwood, Canada)
– World Heritage Trading Company
No. 2 (late 1999)
– Take off the harness…and spit the bit!
– The Iberian wolf
– “Leder 98”: a further step to success (by René Berends, Germany)
– “Down under”/New Zealand (by Marie Potter, New Zealand)
– ChangeEarth & virgin signs
– Freedom is a higher value than technics – Getting free
– Holy scrap
No. 3 (2002)
– In the name of God
– Granada
– Seville
– Lisbon
– Madrid
– Córdoba
– Valladolid
– Barcelona/Zaragoza
– Ibiza
– Canárias
– Cáceres
– Marrakesh
– Gilt leather – the greatest Iberian contribution
– Dear John Waterer…
– The mystification in the leather art field
– Walking the pen
– Books
– A letter from José Bernardo (México)
– A letter from Elo Jarv (Estonia)
– A letter from Tina Piisang (Estonia)
– A letter from Rex Lingwood (Canada)
Leather & The Zapatist Liberation Army
– The greatest skin meeting of the world!
– Leather artists of all the world: UNITE!
