Conservation of oversized velvet album book

Owner: Military History and Culture Center (Barcelona).
Artefact: “Atlas histórico y topográfico de la guerra de África, sostenida por la nación española contra el imperio marroquí en 1859 y 1860” (Historical and topographical atlas of the african war, sustained by the spanish nation against the morrocan empire between 1859 and 1860). oversized velvet book (52 x 70 x 4,5 cm). Album with contemporary bookbinding, engravings and folded plans and maps.
Date: c. 1865.
Damages: Broken spine and covers, discolouring of velvet. Stained leafs with mould, tears, and cracks.
Conservation treatment: Textblock conservation treatment (cleaning, washing, mending tears, infilling, flattening), reinforcing of the sewing, bookbinding conservation treatment preserving original materials (re-binding). See detailed explanation fo this conservation treatment→.
Conservators: Rosa Ensenyat, Marina Carbonell, Rita Udina.

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Owner: Military History and Culture Center (Barcelona).
Artefact: “Atlas histórico y topográfico de la guerra de África, sostenida por la nación española contra el imperio marroquí en 1859 y 1860” (Historical and topographical atlas of the african war, sustained by the spanish nation against the morrocan empire between 1859 and 1860). oversized velvet book (52 x 70 x 4,5 cm). Album with contemporary bookbinding, engravings and folded plans and maps.
Date: c. 1865.
Damages: Broken spine and covers, discolouring of velvet. Stained leafs with mould, tears, and cracks.
Conservation treatment: Textblock conservation treatment (cleaning, washing, mending tears, infilling, flattening), reinforcing of the sewing, bookbinding conservation treatment preserving original materials (re-binding). See detailed explanation fo this conservation treatment→.
Conservators: Rosa Ensenyat, Marina Carbonell, Rita Udina.