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! Continue reading
Owner: Regional Archive of La Segarra (Cervera, Spain), Government of Catalonia. Object: Medieval manuscript on laid paper with limp vellum binding in reverse parchment, with flap and alum tawed leather tackets sealing the turnings. Sewing on two leather tackets. Date: … Continue reading
Event: Conference Book Conservation: One Philosophy, Many Interpretations. Organization: ERC (European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration) and the University for Continuing Education, Krems (Austria). Donau-Universität Krems, Die Universität für Weiterbildung. Lecture: Sew it, rather than paste it! Sew … Continue reading
Conservation of a ithographic print from 1922, a poster of the 2nd edition of the car race “Armangué Trophy”, organized by the Royal Motorcycle Club of Catalonia. Continue reading
Event: INTACH lectures. Organization: INTACH, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. Lecture: Reversibility in book and paper conservation. It is in fact a revisiting of the same lecture given at the Cores Symposium, organized by Syntrawest, Vlaanderen Departement Cultuur, Jeugd … Continue reading
Owner: Jean Cocteau Museum (Menton, France). Object: Adami sketches, three oversized drawings on Canson-type paper and caseine media. Measures: 200 x 150 cm. Author: Valerio Adami. Date: 1992. Damages: Cockling and stains due to a flood. Conservation treatment: Wet cleaning … Continue reading
Organization: Icon Book and Paper Group (London). Webinar series #ConservationTogetherAtHome Lecture: Conservation of Impregnated Tracing Paper. This lecture was held first in the Hague (Netherlands), in the Symposium Technical Drawings and Reproductions, organized by Restauratoren Nederland (October 2014). The study … Continue reading
Owner: Private collector. Object: Encyclopaedia volumes. First and third editions. Third edition (1759): Two semi-limp vellum volums, starch marbled endpapers, sewn endbands on a parchment core, marbled edges. First edition (1751): Cat’s paw calfskin bound, sewn endbands, coloured edges. Damages: … Continue reading
Beneficiary: Universidad de Granada, La Madraza (Spain). Organization: Prof. Teresa Espejo, from University of Granada (Spain). Lecture: Calcos y transparencias, papeles para copiar (Tracing paper, copying papers). Conservation of impregnated tracing from the colection of CoAC (Architects Association). Within the … Continue reading
Owner: Association of Architects of Catalonia (CoAC). Commissioned by: Sitges Museums (Sitges, Spain). Object: Impregnated tracing paper architectural drawing. Author: Lluís Domènech i Montaner, catalan architect (1850-1923). Damages: Yellowing, fragmented artwork, wrinkles, tears, pressure sensitive tapes (several types), ball-point pen inscriptions. Conservation treatment: Varnish … Continue reading
Owner: Private collector. Object: Several volumes of the 1st and 3rd edition of the Encyclopedia (the first one ever, by d’Alambert & Diderot). Date: First edition volumes are from 1757 and 3rd edition (limp vellum bound) are from 1787. Author: … Continue reading