Owner: Private collection. Artefact: Semi limp vellum binding (semi because the cardboards inside the covers provide it a certain body, even if they are not pasted onto the parchment). 17th-18th century. Printed book. Damages: Parchment loss on the spine, locks … Continue reading
Owner: Museum of History of Barcelona (MUHBA). Object: Romantic album (reference MHCB 42054 from the Museum), from the 3rd quarter of 19th century. It contains drawings, paintings (among which some attributed to Fortuny, one by Pérez Villaamil, one Gustave Doré, … Continue reading
Owner: Alcon-Cusí Museum (Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia). Object: Graduation photograph of the first Pharmacy students in Catalonia (University of Barcelona, 1901). Treatment: Edition of a facsimile (reproduction, or identical copy). The Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia owned … Continue reading
COURSES > Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper Conservation Course title: Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper Conservation Project: Course with both practical and theoretical sessions (21 hours). Teachers: Amparo Escolano, Rita Udina. Organization: Rita Udina Program: See complete data here. Venue: … Continue reading
Course title: Workshop on Paper, Leather and Photographs Conservation Recipient: National Records & Archives Authority (Masqat, OMAN) Project: Custom-made workshop on the demanded topicsfor professional conservators. Dates: 22-26 August 2016. Teachers: Rita Udina, Márk Somogyi, Jordi Mestre. Program: See complete data … Continue reading
Owner: Private collection Object: Laminated historical manuscript related to the trams strike in Barcelona in 1951. Damages: Failure of the plasticizing process with severe damage: folds that have been melted to each other in some spots (preventing the document from … Continue reading
Owner: Private collection. Object: Two lithographic posters with communist propaganda, dating 1959. Damages: Severe folds, tape reinforcings at the back, tears, dirt, slight cockling, paper losses. Conservation treatment: Dry cleaninng, tape removal, wet cleaning and deacidification, consolidation (tears mending, gaps infilling, lining), flattening and … Continue reading
Owner: Private collector. Object: The Disasters of War (“Los desastres de la guerra”), series of 80 prints, dated between 1810 and 1820. They belong to the 1863 first printed edition. Author: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Damages: Slight discolouration on the edges, … Continue reading
Owner: Sant Martí Sarroca council (Barcelona, Spain). Object: Manuscripted codex, with parchment sheets and wooden boards covered with leather. 16th century score with gregorian songs from the chapel Sant Pere ad Vincula of the Vernet tower. Damages: Mold, woodworm and rat losses, mutilation, … Continue reading