bindings conservation
By “binding” we mean binding a book with its own original binding, after pulling it out and treating its damages.
Find below the portfolio projects related to bindings conservation:
Conservation of rennaisance astronomy book
Conservation of rennaisance astronomy book with reverse vellum binding and protruding thongs. Clavius was a reputated astronomer, contemporary to Galileo Galilei. This book was used in his defense towards the inquisition. Despite not sharing astronomical theories, Clavius considered Galilei's respectable enough.
Lecture: Sewing, adhesion and grain direction in book conservation
Event: AIC 50th Annual Meeting, [...]
Lecture: ‘Conservation of recycled bindings and fragmentology’ (Parts 1 & 2), SICP Chile
Book conservation involves a tough decision making regarding usability and long term preservation handling. Sometimes we are dealing with fragmentology, or disjecta membra (fragments of written supports are re-used as part of a binding, with a diverse purpose from the first use) whereas in other cases the purpose is the same, and the whole binding is being recycled to bind a different book. Incunabula and manuscripts with laced-case and limp vellum bindings are studied.
Lecture: ‘Conservation of reused bindings’ (Part two), Dubrovnik
Book conservation involves a tough decision making regarding usability and long term preservation handling. Sometimes we are dealing with fragmentology, or disjecta membra (fragments of written supports are re-used as part of a binding, with a diverse purpose from the first use) whereas in other cases the purpose is the same, and the whole binding is being recycled to bind a different book. Incunabula and manuscripts with laced-case and limp vellum bindings are studied.
Lecture: ‘Conservation of re-used bindings’ (Part one) Zagreb
Book conservation involves a tough decision making regarding usability and long term preservation handling. Sometimes we are dealing with fragmentology, or disjecta membra (fragments of written supports are re-used as part of a binding, with a diverse purpose from the first use) whereas in other cases the purpose is the same, and the whole binding is being recycled to bind a different book. Incunabula and manuscripts with laced-case and limp vellum bindings with rolled sewing on parchment are studied.
Conservation of a manuscript with one binding inside the other
Not uncommon to find waste material as part of a binding (parchment manuscripts, for instance), but quite much rare when the previous and original binding is part of the boards layers of the current recycled binding! The outer and visible binding belonged first to a former book, and the hidden binding, to the current, one... crazy!
Lecture: ‘Sew it, rather than paste it!’
(ERC Conference, Krems)
Event: Conference Book Conservation: One [...]
Conservation, facsimile binding and dust jackets for Encyclopaedia
Some projects are extremely complex regarding the ethical professional decision making, and this is certainly one of the toughests! Rather than trimming the original beautiful bindings with marbled edges, some facsimile dust-jackets were made to protect the books, that were also restored preserving all their features.
Workshop: Conservation and repair of damaged books
Theoretical and practical workshop in which we'll learn to look at books in order to understand their structure: case bound bindings, paperback, perfect bindings, with or without sewing, hard or soft covers, tight back or hollow spine. Only afterwards it is possible to make the proper diagnosis of damage, in order to proceed to the repair practice.
Conservation and repair of damaged books
Theoretical and practical workshop about book repair. Learning their structure: case bound bindings, paperback, perfect bindings, with or without sewing, hard or soft covers, tight back or hollow spine.
Limp vellum binding conservation
Owner: Private collection. Artefact: Semi [...]
Conservation of romantic album
Owner: Museum of History of [...]
Conservation of books from INSPAI
Owner: INSPAI, Image Centre (Girona Provincial [...]
Stationery limp vellum binding with flap
Owner: Private collection. Artefact: Stationery limp [...]
Paperback books conservation. Scouting library
Owner: Youth Documentary Center - Direcció [...]
Conservation of periodicals from hemeroteca historical archive
Owner: Arxiu Històric de la [...]
Conservation of iron-gall ink manuscript (a musical score)
Owner: Documentation Centre of the [...]
Conservation of stationery parchment binding with severe mould losses
The book from the notary of Esparraguera (1827) was severely damaged by mould. To the extent to suffer remarkable losses on both folios and covers. The remaining folios were so weak that discouraged even a most careful handling.
Conservation of oversized velvet album book
Owner: Military History and Culture [...]
Conservation of Dioscorides Anazarbus
Owner: Alcon-Cusí Museum (Royal Academy [...]
