Constructive tanning may take place through thorough drying by sun or earth, removing the moisture responsible for decay without applying a conventional tanning agent.
What matters is that the preserving effect has actually occurred; a moment in the sun or a dusting of soil does not automatically constitute tanning.
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Tanning, Purity of Hides and Parts of Carrion
Constructive tanning may take place through thorough drying by sun or earth, removing the moisture responsible for decay without applying a conventional tanning agent.
What matters is that the preserving effect has actually occurred; a moment in the sun or a dusting of soil does not automatically constitute tanning.