huntingtonlibrary:Preservation Week: Day 5 (part 2 of 2)It’s the American Library Association’s Pres
huntingtonlibrary:Preservation Week: Day 5 (part 2 of 2)It’s the American Library Association’s Preservation Week, and we’ve been sharing some glimpses into The Huntington’s preservation department.Earlier today, we shared some gifs in which book conservator Kristi Westberg was scraping away old adhesive and degraded leather from an 18th-century book that had detached spine leather and broken joints. The gifs here show the next stage of the process: adding a new paper lining to the spine. Spine linings help support the sewing and pages while the book is open. First, Kristi spreads a layer of wheat starch paste onto a strip of Japanese tissue that she’s already cut to size. She transfers the paste-laden tissue to the book and lays it on the spine. Then she presses the tissue into place first with her fingers, tamps it down with a brush, and finally smooths everything into place with a bone folder.Once this layer dries, Kristi will adhere a thin layer of something called airplane cotton and another piece of Japanese paper that has been toned with acrylics before re-adhering the original spine leather.As the week comes to a close, we invite you to check out our other Preservation Week posts:Day 1: making solvent set tissueDay 2: map repairDay 3: making wheat starch pasteDay 4: testing pigment stabilityDay 5 (part 1): removing old adhesive and degraded leather from a book spine -- source link
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