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Book Conservation

volume for repair is carefully documented and photographed. All details are noted; especially its condition, any marks, inscriptions, or notes. Everything, even the minutest fragment, is saved in an acid-free box.

A quotation is obtained through assessment of the work required, materials to be used and estimation of the time involved.

Follow the progress of a typical book conservation job by clicking through each of the images below. Pause your cursor over each thumnail for a few seconds to see a description of the procedure in the photograph.

 

 

 

 

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Restoring original cover Volume after leather dressing Final treatment with prescription leather dressing Joints showing japanese tissue membrane and aerolinen joint Finished headcap Turning in the headcaps Original repaired covers being reattached Aerolinen spine lining Lining with paste and japanese tissue Hand-sewn endbands Treatment with methylcellulose Hand-sewn endpapers with aerolinen joints Removal of the old lining and original glue Dry cleaning of the pages Careful removal of the cover