Conservation of recycled limp vellum wallet binding

Owner: Regional Arhchive of Urgell (Tàrrega, Catalonia), mediated by National Arhcive of Catalonia (Catalonia Government).
Object: “Llibre de la Cort del Batlle” (book of the mayor’s court), medieval manuscript in laid paper with limp vellum binding, a former wallet binding, a binding with a flap. The turnins of the covers have alum tawed leather tackets. Sewn on the binding.
Date: 1634.
Damages: Severe creases and wrinkles on the covers, misplacing of the spine, lack of flap and button. Tattered edges. Grease stains.
Conservation treatment:
Dismantling, mould treatment, consolidation and tear mending on most damaged folios, Covers’ flattening, replacement of leather tackets, new lock and flap. New sewing reproducing the old one.
Conservators: Paula Bueso, Rita Udina.
Project lead by: Rita Udina.
Other links:
- We are discussing this manuscript in the lecture about palimpsest bindings.
- Un dels grans tresors del patrimoni documental de Guimerà, restaurat
- Restaurat el llibre de la Cort del Batlle de Guimerà

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00:00 – Conductor introduces the speaker
00:42 – Introduction
- 01:06 – A) What is reuse with diverse purpose (disjecta membra)
- 01:55 – B) What is reuse with diverse purpose
02:12 – A) Recycling with diverse purpose (disjecta membra)
- 02:28 – a1) Parchment manuscript used as a binding (Incunabula from Girona).
- 04:53 – a2) Parchment manuscript used as a binding (manuscript from Lleida).
- 07:41 – 1 vs 2. Are old repairs and re-used materials compatible with conservation requirements and to what extent their removal involves loss of readability?
- 08:40 Decision making for disjecta membra materials (A).
09:17 – B) Reuse with same puprpose (palimpsest binding)
- 09:35 – b1) Manuscript from Tàrrega with wallet binding.
- 20:14 – Decision making for recycled bindings (B).
21:29 – Conclusion
23:41 – Acknowledgement
24:06 – Questions

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