Paperback books conservation. Scouting library

  • Owner: Youth Documentary Center – Direcció General de Joventut. Generalitat de Catalunya (catalan government).
  • Artefact: Joan Ballester Collection, paperback books (or perfect bound books) about boy-scouts movement (s.XIX-XX).
  • Damages: Broken spines, loose leaves and covers. Other damages due to use and age.
  • Intervention: Reinforcing structural damages. Cleaning and deacidification of covers. Restitution of broken sewings.
  • Restorers: Laura Corso, Rita Udina.
Abans (esquerra) / Després (dreta)

Left: Before restoration. Loose covers due to spine failure.  Right: after restoration.

Restauració de les enquadernacions

Left: Paper covers during wet cleaning and deacidification. Right: Covers after sizing and mending.

Restauració d'enquadernacions de butxaca

Left: Books with reinforced sewing and new hollow-back support. Right: mounting the book on the restored covers.

Fulletó imprès en paper couché. Taques grasses de tires autoadhesives

Before conservation. The central scotch tape causes tensions that prevent its natural moisturizing, therefore form wrinkles al along. After removing sellotapes the paper swells and shrinks evenly, without wrinkles.
Brochure printed on coated paper. Digital photomontage (before / after).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AHEH (10) Alcon-Cusi Pharmacy Museum (5) Archive Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc Dst. (5) Archives (51) Ayuntamiento Barcelona (5) Barcelona City Council (11) Barcelona Municipal Archive (9) Buat Fine Art (3) CoAC (Association of Architects of Catalonia) (15) Cores (5) Documentation Center of Catalan Orfeó (3) Domènech i Montaner (5) Gaboche Ars (3) Galleries (24) Gazi Husrev-Begova Biblioteka (3) Government of Catalonia (19) Historical Archive of Barcelona (3) Historical Archive of Lleida (4) ICON (4) Industrial Museum of Ter (4) Institute for Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) (6) INTACH (Dehli) (7) La Pedrera Foundation (4) Libraries (30) Municipal Archive of Renteria (5) Museums (26) Márk Somogyi (3) National Archive of Catalonia (ANC) (8) National Museum of Norway (4) NSK - National Library and University (Zagreb CROATIA) (5) onLine (14) private collector (27) Provincial Council of Barcelona (DiBa) (5) Public Library of Girona Carles Rahola (7) Regional Archive Baix Ebre (3) Regional Archive of Vallès Occidental (4) Regional Archive Urgell (4) Research Library of Dubrovnik (CROATIA) (4) Restauratoren Nederland (5) Rijksmuseum (5) Sant Cugat del Vallès Council (5) SICP Chile (3) Sitges Museums (4) Tapestry Art Centre Grau Garriga (5) University of Granada (Spain) (4)

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Paperback books conservation. Scouting library

  • Owner: Youth Documentary Center – Direcció General de Joventut. Generalitat de Catalunya (catalan government).
  • Artefact: Joan Ballester Collection, paperback books (or perfect bound books) about boy-scouts movement (s.XIX-XX).
  • Damages: Broken spines, loose leaves and covers. Other damages due to use and age.
  • Intervention: Reinforcing structural damages. Cleaning and deacidification of covers. Restitution of broken sewings.
  • Restorers: Laura Corso, Rita Udina.
Abans (esquerra) / Després (dreta)

Left: Before restoration. Loose covers due to spine failure.  Right: after restoration.

Restauració de les enquadernacions

Left: Paper covers during wet cleaning and deacidification. Right: Covers after sizing and mending.

Restauració d'enquadernacions de butxaca

Left: Books with reinforced sewing and new hollow-back support. Right: mounting the book on the restored covers.

Fulletó imprès en paper couché. Taques grasses de tires autoadhesives

Before conservation. The central scotch tape causes tensions that prevent its natural moisturizing, therefore form wrinkles al along. After removing sellotapes the paper swells and shrinks evenly, without wrinkles.
Brochure printed on coated paper. Digital photomontage (before / after).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related projects:
A possible solution for paperback bindingsCourse: Conservation and repair of damaged booksConservation of a parchment choir score, a renaissance codexPaperback books conservation. Scouting libraryConservation of periodicals from hemeroteca historical archiveConservation of a stitched with drawn-on cover book

Related posts:

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Share ALIKE, mentioning AUTHOR and LINK

Clients

AHEH (10) Alcon-Cusi Pharmacy Museum (5) Archive Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc Dst. (5) Archives (51) Ayuntamiento Barcelona (5) Barcelona City Council (11) Barcelona Municipal Archive (9) Buat Fine Art (3) CoAC (Association of Architects of Catalonia) (15) Cores (5) Documentation Center of Catalan Orfeó (3) Domènech i Montaner (5) Gaboche Ars (3) Galleries (24) Gazi Husrev-Begova Biblioteka (3) Government of Catalonia (19) Historical Archive of Barcelona (3) Historical Archive of Lleida (4) ICON (4) Industrial Museum of Ter (4) Institute for Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) (6) INTACH (Dehli) (7) La Pedrera Foundation (4) Libraries (30) Municipal Archive of Renteria (5) Museums (26) Márk Somogyi (3) National Archive of Catalonia (ANC) (8) National Museum of Norway (4) NSK - National Library and University (Zagreb CROATIA) (5) onLine (14) private collector (27) Provincial Council of Barcelona (DiBa) (5) Public Library of Girona Carles Rahola (7) Regional Archive Baix Ebre (3) Regional Archive of Vallès Occidental (4) Regional Archive Urgell (4) Research Library of Dubrovnik (CROATIA) (4) Restauratoren Nederland (5) Rijksmuseum (5) Sant Cugat del Vallès Council (5) SICP Chile (3) Sitges Museums (4) Tapestry Art Centre Grau Garriga (5) University of Granada (Spain) (4)

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