Historical and Precious Leathers Guided Tour in Milan

 

The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum hosts an interesting collection of Italian artisanally made leather goods from 15th and 16th centuries. It ranges from weapons cases and containers to gunpowder flasks and the “rotella”, a type of shield used for decorative purposes in parades. Leather is one of the reoccurring elements, together with metal, always present in warrior’s equipment of every age.