new treatment for red rot
Posted in book conservation, bookbinding, bookbinding materials by Jeff Peachey on January 31, 2012
The Leather Conservation Centre (LCC) in Northhampton, UK released some details of a new treatment for red rot. It reduces acidity and stabilizes the collagen molecules. Given the crushing number of red rotted bookbindings, and current lack of treatment options beyond surface consolidation, this is promising news. It will be interesting to keep an eye on this new product. At present, this treatment is only available at LCC and they are working out details of shipping, packaging, price, shelf life, and a name.
The names of two products they currently make are SC6000 and Selladerm.
How about Rotex for this new one? Or Tor-der? (get it? red-rot in reverse?)
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Investigation of Acid-Deterioration in Leather Leading towards Finding a Suitable Product for Treatment
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Elenco delle istituzioni formative accreditate allo svolgimento dei Corsi di Formazione dei Restauratori
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E DELLE ISTITUZIONI FORMATIVE CHE HANNO CONSEGUITO IL PARERE DI CONFORMITA’ IN ORDINE ALL’ISTITUZIONE E ALL’ATTIVAZIONE DEI CORSI DI FORMAZIONE DEI RESTAURATORI
* L’elenco è redatto e aggiornato dalla Commissione tecnica per le attività istruttorie finalizzate all’accreditamento delle Istituzioni formative e per la vigilanza sull’insegnamento del restauro ai sensi dell’art. 5 c.7 del D.I. 87/2009 e del D.I. 7.02.2011, art.2 c.5, istitutivo della Commissione stessa.
** Nell’elenco sono inserite tutte le Istituzioni accreditate dopo gg.30 dalla data di comunicazione del parere espresso dalla Commissione al MiBAC e al MIUR
1) Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro – Scuola di Alta Formazione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 18.07.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale), per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
2) Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Archivistico e Librario – Scuola di Alta Formazione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 13.09.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale),
per il seguente percorso formativo professionalizzante (D.I. 87/2009 Allegato B; D.I. 2.03.2011, Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 5: Materiale librario e archivistico; manufatti cartacei e pergamenacei; materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale
3) Opificio delle Pietre Dure di Firenze - Scuola di Alta Formazione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 17.10.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale), per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I. 87/2009Allegato B; D.I. 2.03.2011, Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 3: Materiali e manufatti tessili e pelle
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 5: Materiale librario e archivistico; manufatti cartacei e pergamenacei; materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale
4) Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 7.11.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di diploma accademico di secondo livello di durata quinquennale in ‘Restauro’ abilitante alla professione di ‘Restauratore di Beni culturali’per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
5) Università degli Studi di Torino – Interfacoltà Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Culturali (Facoltà di Scienze MFN-Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia) in convenzione con Fondazione Centro Conservazione e Restauro ‘La Venaria Reale’
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 7.11.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico (quinquennale) interfacoltà in ‘Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni culturali’ per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 3: Materiali e manufatti tessili e pelle
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
6) Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 22.11.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di diploma accademico di secondo livello di durata quinquennale in ‘Restauro’ abilitante alla professione di ‘Restauratore di Beni culturali’per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
7) Università degli Studi ‘Suor Orsola Benincasa’, Napoli
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 13.12.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico (quinquennale) interfacoltà in ‘Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni culturali’ per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
8) Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia – Direzione Centrale cultura, sport, relazioni internazionali e comunitarie - Centro di Catalogazione e Restauro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia con sede Villa Manin di Passariano di Codroipo
- Parere favorevole espresso in data 18.10.2011 in ordine all’istituzione e all’attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale), per il percorso formativo professionalizzante (DM 87/2009 Allegato B; D.I. 2.03.2011, Allegato):
- PFP 5: Materiale librario e archivistico; manufatti cartacei e pergamenacei; materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale https://www.bncf.firenze.sbn.it/biblioteca/laboratorio-di-restauro-conservazione-libri-manoscritti/
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COMMISSIONE TECNICA PER LE ATTIVITA’ ISTRUTTORIE FINALIZZATE ALL’ACCREDITAMENTO DELLE ISTITUZIONI FORMATIVE E PER LA VIGILANZA SULL’INSEGNAMENTO DEL RESTAURO
ELENCO DELLE ISTUTUZIONI FORMATIVE ACCREDITATE ALLO SVOLGIMENTO DEI CORSI DI FORMAZIONE DEI RESTAURATORI
E DELLE ISTITUZIONI FORMATIVE CHE HANNO CONSEGUITO IL PARERE DI CONFORMITA’ IN ORDINE ALL’ISTITUZIONE E ALL’ATTIVAZIONE DEI CORSI DI FORMAZIONE DEI RESTAURATORI
* L’elenco è redatto e aggiornato dalla Commissione tecnica per le attività istruttorie finalizzate all’accreditamento delle Istituzioni formative e per la vigilanza sull’insegnamento del restauro ai sensi dell’art. 5 c.7 del D.I. 87/2009 e del D.I. 7.02.2011, art.2 c.5, istitutivo della Commissione stessa.
** Nell’elenco sono inserite tutte le Istituzioni accreditate dopo gg.30 dalla data di comunicazione del parere espresso dalla Commissione al MiBAC e al MIUR
1) Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro – Scuola di Alta Formazione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 18.07.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale), per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
2) Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Archivistico e Librario – Scuola di Alta Formazione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 13.09.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale),
per il seguente percorso formativo professionalizzante (D.I. 87/2009 Allegato B; D.I. 2.03.2011, Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 5: Materiale librario e archivistico; manufatti cartacei e pergamenacei; materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale
3) Opificio delle Pietre Dure di Firenze - Scuola di Alta Formazione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 17.10.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale), per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I. 87/2009Allegato B; D.I. 2.03.2011, Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 3: Materiali e manufatti tessili e pelle
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 5: Materiale librario e archivistico; manufatti cartacei e pergamenacei; materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale
4) Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 7.11.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di diploma accademico di secondo livello di durata quinquennale in ‘Restauro’ abilitante alla professione di ‘Restauratore di Beni culturali’per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
5) Università degli Studi di Torino – Interfacoltà Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Culturali (Facoltà di Scienze MFN-Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia) in convenzione con Fondazione Centro Conservazione e Restauro ‘La Venaria Reale’
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 7.11.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico (quinquennale) interfacoltà in ‘Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni culturali’ per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 3: Materiali e manufatti tessili e pelle
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
6) Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 22.11.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di diploma accademico di secondo livello di durata quinquennale in ‘Restauro’ abilitante alla professione di ‘Restauratore di Beni culturali’per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
7) Università degli Studi ‘Suor Orsola Benincasa’, Napoli
- Parere di Conformità conseguito in data 13.12.2011 in ordine alla istituzione ed attivazione del Corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico (quinquennale) interfacoltà in ‘Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni culturali’ per i seguenti percorsi formativi professionalizzanti (D.I 87/2009,AllegatoB;D.I.2.03.2011,Allegato):
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 1: Materiali lapidei e derivati; superfici decorate dell’architettura
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 2: Manufatti dipinti su supporto ligneo e tessile. Manufatti scolpiti in legno. Arredi e strutture lignee. Manufatti in materiali sintetici lavorati, assemblati e/o dipinti
- Percorso formativo professionalizzante 4: Materiali e manufatti ceramici, vitrei, organici. Materiali e manufatti in metallo e leghe
8) Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia – Direzione Centrale cultura, sport, relazioni internazionali e comunitarie - Centro di Catalogazione e Restauro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia con sede Villa Manin di Passariano di Codroipo
- Parere favorevole espresso in data 18.10.2011 in ordine all’istituzione e all’attivazione del Corso in ‘Conservazione e Restauro del Beni culturali’, a ciclo unico (quinquennale), per il percorso formativo professionalizzante (DM 87/2009 Allegato B; D.I. 2.03.2011, Allegato):
- PFP 5: Materiale librario e archivistico; manufatti cartacei e pergamenacei; materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale https://www.bncf.firenze.sbn.it/biblioteca/laboratorio-di-restauro-conservazione-libri-manoscritti/
Mostra: L'arte della legatura a Brera. Storie di libri e biblioteche. Il Settecento
Mostra: L'arte della legatura a Brera. Storie di libri e biblioteche. Il Settecento
A distanza di due anni, la Biblioteca Nazionale di Milano presenta una terza esposizione delle sue legature di pregio, a seguito del censimento condotto dallo studioso e bibliofilo Federico Macchi, che ha permesso di rilevare fino ad ora oltre 1500 legature di pregio. La dizione legatura di pregio indica ogni manufatto che presenti un particolare interesse sia per la qualità dell'esecuzione e della decorazione su materiali diversi, sia per l'importanza del committente e del destinatario. Le legature di pregio eseguite abitualmente, ma non necessariamente, su libri “importanti” per il contenuto, hanno sempre rappresentato un'eccezione nel panorama della legatoria d'ogni secolo, poiché la maggior parte dei volumi è stata rivestita con coperte, realizzate in pergamena o in pelle. L’esposizione, una delle rare interamente dedicata a questo periodo, presenta i volumi realizzati nel XVIII secolo: epoca della fondazione della Braidense (1786). La selezione è frutto di un’accurata indagine che ha analizzato tutte le collocazioni antiche della Biblioteca, come testimonia l’ampia varietà delle segnature dei manufatti selezionati. Da un gran numero di esemplari individuati sono esposti 141 volumi, collocati nelle vetrine seguendo un criterio geografico, distinti secondo l’area della manifattura e realizzati in Italia, Francia, Area nordica, Paesi Bassi. Sono presenti, inoltre, alcune legature di importanti legatori: si pensi al parigino Antoine-Michel Padeloup, allo spagnolo Pascal Carsi y Vidal, oppure al londinese Richard Wier. All'inaugurazione interventi di: Andrea De Pasquale - La fondazione delle biblioteche pubbliche nel 18° sec. il caso della Braidense. Franca Alloatti - Alcune particolarità della legatura del 18° sec.: le carte decorate. Federico Macchi - Le legature del 18° sec. della Braidense. A conclusione della serata di inaugurazione, visita della mostra con il curatore. Durata della mostra: 23 gennaio - 25 febbraio 2012. Orario: lunedì – sabato 9.30 – 13.00 Ingresso libero Chiuso domenica e festivi Visite guidate gratuite con prenotazione obbligatoria (02 86460907 436/545) oppure : b-brai.eventi@beniculturali.it
A distanza di due anni, la Biblioteca Nazionale di Milano presenta una terza esposizione delle sue legature di pregio, a seguito del censimento condotto dallo studioso e bibliofilo Federico Macchi, che ha permesso di rilevare fino ad ora oltre 1500 legature di pregio. La dizione legatura di pregio indica ogni manufatto che presenti un particolare interesse sia per la qualità dell'esecuzione e della decorazione su materiali diversi, sia per l'importanza del committente e del destinatario. Le legature di pregio eseguite abitualmente, ma non necessariamente, su libri “importanti” per il contenuto, hanno sempre rappresentato un'eccezione nel panorama della legatoria d'ogni secolo, poiché la maggior parte dei volumi è stata rivestita con coperte, realizzate in pergamena o in pelle. L’esposizione, una delle rare interamente dedicata a questo periodo, presenta i volumi realizzati nel XVIII secolo: epoca della fondazione della Braidense (1786). La selezione è frutto di un’accurata indagine che ha analizzato tutte le collocazioni antiche della Biblioteca, come testimonia l’ampia varietà delle segnature dei manufatti selezionati. Da un gran numero di esemplari individuati sono esposti 141 volumi, collocati nelle vetrine seguendo un criterio geografico, distinti secondo l’area della manifattura e realizzati in Italia, Francia, Area nordica, Paesi Bassi. Sono presenti, inoltre, alcune legature di importanti legatori: si pensi al parigino Antoine-Michel Padeloup, allo spagnolo Pascal Carsi y Vidal, oppure al londinese Richard Wier. All'inaugurazione interventi di: Andrea De Pasquale - La fondazione delle biblioteche pubbliche nel 18° sec. il caso della Braidense. Franca Alloatti - Alcune particolarità della legatura del 18° sec.: le carte decorate. Federico Macchi - Le legature del 18° sec. della Braidense. A conclusione della serata di inaugurazione, visita della mostra con il curatore. Durata della mostra: 23 gennaio - 25 febbraio 2012. Orario: lunedì – sabato 9.30 – 13.00 Ingresso libero Chiuso domenica e festivi Visite guidate gratuite con prenotazione obbligatoria (02 86460907 436/545) oppure : b-brai.eventi@beniculturali.it
Mostra: L'arte della legatura a Brera. Storie di libri e biblioteche. Il Settecento
Mostra: L'arte della legatura a Brera. Storie di libri e biblioteche. Il Settecento
A distanza di due anni, la Biblioteca Nazionale di Milano presenta una terza esposizione delle sue legature di pregio, a seguito del censimento condotto dallo studioso e bibliofilo Federico Macchi, che ha permesso di rilevare fino ad ora oltre 1500 legature di pregio. La dizione legatura di pregio indica ogni manufatto che presenti un particolare interesse sia per la qualità dell'esecuzione e della decorazione su materiali diversi, sia per l'importanza del committente e del destinatario. Le legature di pregio eseguite abitualmente, ma non necessariamente, su libri “importanti” per il contenuto, hanno sempre rappresentato un'eccezione nel panorama della legatoria d'ogni secolo, poiché la maggior parte dei volumi è stata rivestita con coperte, realizzate in pergamena o in pelle. L’esposizione, una delle rare interamente dedicata a questo periodo, presenta i volumi realizzati nel XVIII secolo: epoca della fondazione della Braidense (1786). La selezione è frutto di un’accurata indagine che ha analizzato tutte le collocazioni antiche della Biblioteca, come testimonia l’ampia varietà delle segnature dei manufatti selezionati. Da un gran numero di esemplari individuati sono esposti 141 volumi, collocati nelle vetrine seguendo un criterio geografico, distinti secondo l’area della manifattura e realizzati in Italia, Francia, Area nordica, Paesi Bassi. Sono presenti, inoltre, alcune legature di importanti legatori: si pensi al parigino Antoine-Michel Padeloup, allo spagnolo Pascal Carsi y Vidal, oppure al londinese Richard Wier. All'inaugurazione interventi di: Andrea De Pasquale - La fondazione delle biblioteche pubbliche nel 18° sec. il caso della Braidense. Franca Alloatti - Alcune particolarità della legatura del 18° sec.: le carte decorate. Federico Macchi - Le legature del 18° sec. della Braidense. A conclusione della serata di inaugurazione, visita della mostra con il curatore. Durata della mostra: 23 gennaio - 25 febbraio 2012. Orario: lunedì – sabato 9.30 – 13.00 Ingresso libero Chiuso domenica e festivi Visite guidate gratuite con prenotazione obbligatoria (02 86460907 436/545) oppure : b-brai.eventi@beniculturali.it
A distanza di due anni, la Biblioteca Nazionale di Milano presenta una terza esposizione delle sue legature di pregio, a seguito del censimento condotto dallo studioso e bibliofilo Federico Macchi, che ha permesso di rilevare fino ad ora oltre 1500 legature di pregio. La dizione legatura di pregio indica ogni manufatto che presenti un particolare interesse sia per la qualità dell'esecuzione e della decorazione su materiali diversi, sia per l'importanza del committente e del destinatario. Le legature di pregio eseguite abitualmente, ma non necessariamente, su libri “importanti” per il contenuto, hanno sempre rappresentato un'eccezione nel panorama della legatoria d'ogni secolo, poiché la maggior parte dei volumi è stata rivestita con coperte, realizzate in pergamena o in pelle. L’esposizione, una delle rare interamente dedicata a questo periodo, presenta i volumi realizzati nel XVIII secolo: epoca della fondazione della Braidense (1786). La selezione è frutto di un’accurata indagine che ha analizzato tutte le collocazioni antiche della Biblioteca, come testimonia l’ampia varietà delle segnature dei manufatti selezionati. Da un gran numero di esemplari individuati sono esposti 141 volumi, collocati nelle vetrine seguendo un criterio geografico, distinti secondo l’area della manifattura e realizzati in Italia, Francia, Area nordica, Paesi Bassi. Sono presenti, inoltre, alcune legature di importanti legatori: si pensi al parigino Antoine-Michel Padeloup, allo spagnolo Pascal Carsi y Vidal, oppure al londinese Richard Wier. All'inaugurazione interventi di: Andrea De Pasquale - La fondazione delle biblioteche pubbliche nel 18° sec. il caso della Braidense. Franca Alloatti - Alcune particolarità della legatura del 18° sec.: le carte decorate. Federico Macchi - Le legature del 18° sec. della Braidense. A conclusione della serata di inaugurazione, visita della mostra con il curatore. Durata della mostra: 23 gennaio - 25 febbraio 2012. Orario: lunedì – sabato 9.30 – 13.00 Ingresso libero Chiuso domenica e festivi Visite guidate gratuite con prenotazione obbligatoria (02 86460907 436/545) oppure : b-brai.eventi@beniculturali.it
Incontro approfondimento
Incontro approfondimento
Il giorno 25 Gennaio 2012 alle ore 15.00 la Biblioteca del Seminario organizza presso il Seminario Vescovile di Pontremoli un incontro approfondimento dal titolo "Libri di carattere: l'attività dello stampatore Giambattista Bodoni e le edizioni bodoniane della Biblioteca del Seminario"
Biblioteca del Seminario - ore 15.00
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I restauratori egiziani chiedono aiuto per i libri bruciati
Scritto da Sergio Calderale in notizie il 16/01/12
Lo scorso dicembre, durante gli scontri tra polizia e manifestanti avvenuti in Egitto, si era sviluppato un incendio all’Institut d’Egypt, la più grande biblioteca egiziana, che ospitava circa 192 mila volumi. Di questi ne sono ora stati recuperati 54 mila, di cui purtroppo solo 21 mila si sono salvati senza riportare danni. Tremila sono andati distrutti completamente mentre quelli danneggiati sono stati trasportati presso i laboratori di restauro del National Library and Archives egiziano. Il direttore di questa biblioteca, Zein Abdel-Hady, ha fatto sapere che per il restauro saranno necessari dai 10 ai 13 anni di lavoro e il costo complessivo sarebbe di 450 milioni di sterline egiziane, vale a dire circa 60 milioni di euro. Nonostante le donazioni e i 300 restauratori al lavoro per 16 ore al giorno la NLA lamenta di non avere tutti i materiali necessari per il restauro.
Anche in Italia i restauratori di libri in questo momento sono al lavoro, presso il laboratorio di restauro della Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, anche se in questo caso i danni sono stati provocati dall’acqua invece che dal fuoco.
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Workshop on parchment analysis
Workshop on parchment analysis
Icon Book and Paper Group
Co-operative Training Register (CTR) programme
Parchment Analysis Workshop
European Improved Damage Assessment of Parchment (IDAP) project
The Institute of Conservation's (Icon) Book and Paper Group would
like to present the next course in its 2012 Co-operative Training
Register (CTR) programme. In March 2012 members of the European
Improved Damage Assessment of Parchment (IDAP) project will present
their Parchment Analysis workshop at The National Archives, London.
We have worked closely with the Icon Science Group to bring this
course to the UK, which is usually available only in continental
Europe.
Over 4 days Dr. Rene Larsen, Dorte Vestergaard Poulsen and Kathleen
Muhlen Axelsson from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of
Conservation will equip participants with a wide range of assessment
techniques and a comprehensive methodology for the evaluation of
parchment and its degradation specifically through exposure to
moisture. Through both theoretical presentations and practical
experiments using microscopic analysis, delegates will be taught how
to identify and assess the condition of parchment and categorise its
degradation potential. This will also include tuition in IDAP data
recording methods.
The workshop is especially directed at providing conservators with
the tools and knowledge to manage and monitor their parchment
collections as well as the necessary assessment techniques to
predict future damage through exposure to a range of environmental
conditions. All participants will be given a copy of the IDAP help
file which provides clear and extensive information on parchment
type, assessment and deterioration and is an invaluable reference
document for anyone involved in the care of parchment items.
The workshop will be held between March 27-30, 2012 in the
conservation studio of the Collection Care Department at The
National Archives, London. The course language will be English.
Through the generosity of the Collection Care Department, we are
able to bring you this course at the heavily reduced rate of UKP450
for Icon members, UKP475 for non-members. This includes all
equipment and materials.
Places will be limited so please contact Victoria Stevens at
victoria.stevens [at] magd__ox__ac__uk for further information or if you
would like to register.
Mark Furness
Regional Events Co-ordinator
Icon Book and Paper Group
Icon Book and Paper Group
Co-operative Training Register (CTR) programme
Parchment Analysis Workshop
European Improved Damage Assessment of Parchment (IDAP) project
The Institute of Conservation's (Icon) Book and Paper Group would
like to present the next course in its 2012 Co-operative Training
Register (CTR) programme. In March 2012 members of the European
Improved Damage Assessment of Parchment (IDAP) project will present
their Parchment Analysis workshop at The National Archives, London.
We have worked closely with the Icon Science Group to bring this
course to the UK, which is usually available only in continental
Europe.
Over 4 days Dr. Rene Larsen, Dorte Vestergaard Poulsen and Kathleen
Muhlen Axelsson from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of
Conservation will equip participants with a wide range of assessment
techniques and a comprehensive methodology for the evaluation of
parchment and its degradation specifically through exposure to
moisture. Through both theoretical presentations and practical
experiments using microscopic analysis, delegates will be taught how
to identify and assess the condition of parchment and categorise its
degradation potential. This will also include tuition in IDAP data
recording methods.
The workshop is especially directed at providing conservators with
the tools and knowledge to manage and monitor their parchment
collections as well as the necessary assessment techniques to
predict future damage through exposure to a range of environmental
conditions. All participants will be given a copy of the IDAP help
file which provides clear and extensive information on parchment
type, assessment and deterioration and is an invaluable reference
document for anyone involved in the care of parchment items.
The workshop will be held between March 27-30, 2012 in the
conservation studio of the Collection Care Department at The
National Archives, London. The course language will be English.
Through the generosity of the Collection Care Department, we are
able to bring you this course at the heavily reduced rate of UKP450
for Icon members, UKP475 for non-members. This includes all
equipment and materials.
Places will be limited so please contact Victoria Stevens at
victoria.stevens [at] magd__ox__ac__uk for further information or if you
would like to register.
Mark Furness
Regional Events Co-ordinator
Icon Book and Paper Group
Courses at the Centro del bel libro Ascona Program February - August 2012
Courses at the Centro del bel libro Ascona
Program February - August 2012
http://www.cbl-ascona.ch
104 Conservation of Parchment Documents
Feb 2-10, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 5 Days
Parchment is a very hygroscopic and reactive material and
requires special skills and knowledge for a successful
conservation treatment. This course begins with an introduction
into the history of parchment documents and a overview of
various conservation methods and techniques. Course topics will
include: analyzing various types of damages and their causes,
treatment proposals and documentation. Practical exercises will
include: Dry cleaning, filling of losses, mending tears and
flattening. The storing and housing of parchment objects will
complete the course.
The course is aimed at conservators and participants with
previous knowledge in conservation.
This is an intermediate level course suitable for participants
who have some prior experience in conservation.
Price: 800.00 CHF. (Material costs according to usage)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
105 Proper Handling and Preservation Methods for Books and Archival
Materials
Mar 1-2, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 2 Days
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the crucial
factors that play a role in the proper storage and handling of
archival materials and to provide participants with the
practical knowledge and skills necessary to carry out basic,
simple repairs under conservational aspects. The topics covered
will include: climate conditions and their impact, care and
handling of objects, preparing exhibitions, proper storage
conditions and disaster planning. In addition we will learn how
to construct simple protective wrappers.
This course is aimed at librarians, archivists, antiquarian
dealers, bibliophilists and collectors, curators, art
historians, and others who work with paper artifacts, documents,
works of art on paper, etc. This is an introductory level course
for participants with little or no previous experience in
conservation
Price: 325.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants.
See also: Nov 26-28, 2012 (Kurs Nr. 134)
106, 107, 108 Paper Conservation - Intensive Studies 1
Paper Conservation 1a (Course No. 106)
Mar 6-10, 2012
Paper Conservation 1b (Course No. 107)
Mar 12-16, 2012
Follow up course: Protective Enclosures for
Books and Archival Objects (Course No. 108
Mar 19-21, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days (minimum) - 13 Days (maximum)
This comprehensive intensive study program consisting of three
back to back courses, was designed for those persons wanting to
complete all the courses in paper conservation within a short
period of time. The courses are linked to each other and
increase in levels of difficulty.
The first two weeks of the course focus on the basics of paper
conservation in both theory and in practice. The emphasis will
be on practicing hands on skills. The third course will deal
specifically with creating protective enclosures for paper and
book objects. It is also possible to attend the courses
individually.
Paper Conservation 1a - Introductory Course (Course No. 106)
Duration: 5 Days
This introductory level course introduces participants to
the basics of paper chemistry, paper history and historical
papermaking and provides a basis for decision making
procedures in the conservation of paper objects. In this
course we will cover topics like: preservation issues,
damage analyses, treatment proposals and treatment reports,
as well as hands on treatment procedures. A wide variety of
treatment techniques will be demonstrated by the instructor
and practiced by the participants including: Dry cleaning,
washing and deacidification, mending tears, infilling of
losses, etc.
The course is aimed at bookbinders, novice restores,
students of conservation or others with equivalent
knowledge. This is an introductory level course for
participants with little or no previous experience in
conservation
Price: 800,00 CHF (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
Paper Conservation 1b (Course No. 107)
Duration: 5 Days
This course will give special attention to the topics of
sizing paper after aqueous treatment, bleaching methods,
tape removal and consolidation of water-sensitive media, as
well as lining techniques. Emphasis will also be placed on
individual problems and questions participants might have.
The course is aimed at participants who have completed the
introductory level course and gives others the opportunity
to intensify and improve upon their hands on skills.
The course is aimed at bookbinders, novice restores,
students of conservation or others with equivalent
knowledge. This is an introductory level course for
participants with little or no previous experience in
conservation
Price: 800,00 CHF (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
Protective Enclosures for Books and Archival Objects
(Course No. 108)
Duration: 3 Days
This course will enable participants to gain a greater
insight into the multiplicity of protective enclosures used
for protecting books, manuscripts, seals and other objects.
The theoretical part will cover preservation issues
concerning housing and will explore advantages and
disadvantages of the various materials and adhesives. During
the practical part of the course the participants will
construct various models and leave with a collection of
samples.
This course is aimed at bookbinders, conservators and/or
others with equivalent knowledge. This is an introductory
level course for participants with little or no previous
experience in conservation
Price: 490.00 CHF. (Material costs depending on usage)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
Special Price for all 3 courses Intensive 1:
2.000 CHF
(regular price 2080.00 CHF)
109 Identification, protection and preservation of photographic
materials
April 16-18, 2012
Instructor: Klaus Kramer
Course Language: German and English
Duration: 3 days
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the crucial
factors that play a role in the proper storage and handling of
photographic materials and to provide participants with the
practical knowledge to create proper storage conditions for
their collection. The course will also concentrate on the
history of photography and methods of identification, climate
conditions and their impact, care, handling and storage. It will
also highlight the subject of safeguarding photographs and how
to restore damaged images via analog and digital means. In
addition, we will also address the issues of durability of
digital media.
The course is an introductory level course and aimed at
conservators or others with equivalent knowledge. This is an
introductory course for people who don 't have much previous
experience with the conservation of photographs.
Course Fee 630.00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
110 Long and Kettle Stitch Bindings
April 23-27, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 5 Days
Long and kettle stitch bindings or imp bindings have not
obtained the adequate attention of researchers in the past. This
was probably due to the lack of gilding and decoration.
In this course we will look at various forms of long- and kettle
stitch bindings and re-evaluate the possible application in
conservation. Participants will learn the various techniques
used in making these bindings and will complete a collection of
approx. 10 models. The practical work will be complemented by
theoretical studies in historical binding techniques and the
usage of appropriate conservation materials.
This course is aimed at bookbinders, conservators or others with
equivalent knowledge. This course is suitable for participants
with basic experience in bookbinding including sewing techniques
Price: 800.00 CHF (Material costs depending on usage)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
111 Preventive conservation and recovery:
Emergency management for water and fire damaged documents seen from
the perspective of a salvage expert
May: 3-4, 2012
Instructor: Guido Voser, Switzerland
Course language: German and English
Duration: 2 days
Emergency management in archives and libraries begins with
preventive conservation measures and includes many detailed
aspects that must be considered before instigating an emergency
response plan. The identification of existing hazards in and
around the building, how to respond in the case of an actual
disaster, the dynamics of such an event and it 's impact on the
recovery process, and the knowledge how recovery measures and
restoration treatment influence each other is the basis for a
professional emergency management. The course will focus on the
criteria that help establish an emergency plan. It will also
show strategies to exit from existing emergency plans, since
reality is always different from plans.
The aim of this course is to give a first orientation with this
complex subject and to show first and simple approaches.
This course is aimed at librarians, archivists, conservators and
restores and/or those with equivalent knowledge
Price: 420.00 CHF.
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
112 Tape Removal
May 7-9, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days
One of the most common types of damage found on books and flat
paper works is related to taped repairs and/or tape removal.
This course provides participants with skills related to
resolving this common problem. An introduction to various kinds
of adhesive tapes commonly found and the different methods used
for their removal and the safe usage and storage of solvents
will be covered in this course. Participants are encouraged to
bring their own objects to practice on. This course is aimed at
conservators, bookbinders, librarians, archivists and others who
work with paper artifacts, documents or works of art on paper.
This is an introductory level course for participants with
little or no previous experience in conservation.
Price: 490.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
See also:
July 11-13, 2012 (course Nr.119)
December 3-5, 2012 (course Nr. 135)
113 Calcium Phytate for the treatment of Ink corrosion caused by
Iron gall inks
May 14-16, 2012
Instructor: Cornelia Bandow
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days
Iron gall ink, widely used in the past, is a significant factor
in the deterioration of paper documents and books. The use of
calcium phytate is one of the solutions adapted to combat this
phenomenon. A combined treatment with both calcium phytate and
gelatine seems particularly effective.
The focus of the class will be on learning how to prepare the
phytate solution and on its application to various objects. We
will also learn about the sizing procedures using gelatine.
Additionally this class will address issues involved in the
choice of adhesives suitable for the stabilization and repair of
damaged objects. The theoretical part will introduce students to
the various testing methods used prior to treatment and the
theoretical background concerning this treatment method. In the
practical part, we will practise various techniques of applying
the solution, immersion bath, suction table, etc. and
participants will also test and apply various adhesives like;
Isinglass, gelatin, Klucel in ethanol, etc. used for the
stabilization of damaged and perforated pages.
Participants can also create a sample collection which can be
used for future reference.
This is an intermediate level course and aimed at conservators
and participants with previous knowledge in conservation.
Price: 630,00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
114 Technical equipment in restoration
May 21-23, 2012
Instructor: Manfred Mayer
language: German with English translations
Duration: 3 days
Often the "traditionally" trained conservator can easily become
overwhelmed when having to choose, maintain and or correctly use
the wide range of highly technical equipment available to us
today.
Our technical equipment can only work as well as person who is
using it. In order to fully utilize the potential of your
equipment, it is essential to understand certain technical
aspects and the physics behind the technology involved. In this
class Manfred Meyer will share with us his vast experience and
expertise on this very exciting but often neglected subject.
The aim of the class will be on familiarizing ourselves with and
understanding the wide range of measuring devices, their
applications and methods. Special emphasis is put on
understanding the technology rather than having just "blind
faith " in the technology. Correct interpretation of technical
data and instruction manuals will help to avoid
misunderstandings between the conservator and manufacturer of
the equipment.
Course participants will learn through a series of specific
exercises on traditional equipment customary used in
conservation such as; light and climate measuring devices but
also on very specialized equipment like vacuum suction tables,
leaf casting machines, IR-heaters, ultrasonic humidity devices
and more. The focus will be learning through hands on work
exercises.
This course is aimed at conservators and participants with
previous knowledge in conservation.
Price: 630,00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
115 Leaf casting parchment
June 4-6. 2012
Instructor: Kerstin Forstmeyer
language: German with English translations
Duration: 2 days
In this course we will learn about the various aspects involved
in stabilizing and leaf casting on deteriorated and brittle
objects made from parchments.
The class will introduce and compare the various methods of leaf
casting parchments known in conservation today and will acquaint
students with all pros and cons of each method. The participants
will learn about a new modified recipe that is based on the
"Wouters recipe ", which has the advantage of being free of
formaldehyde and doesn't involve the expensive equipment that is
traditionally needed.
In the practical part of this course participants will learn
various application possibilities including applying the
suspension, either directly on the suction table or indirectly
by creating a loss repair piece that then gets attached to the
object in a second step. The colour matching of repairs will
also be covered in this course.
The aim of the class will be on enabling participants to make
the suspension and to learn how to apply and use it.
This is an intermediate level course suitable for students who
have some prior experience in conservation and are familiar with
customary equipment like a suction table.
Course fees: 420,00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants
116 Limp vellum binding
June 11-15, 2012
Instructor: Ian Maver
Language: English with German translations
Duration: 5 Days
Although they are derived from the same raw materials leather
and parchment differ radically in their appearance, physical
properties, chemical characteristics and their responses to
environmental conditions. These differences significantly
affect the ways in which parchment and leather are used for
covering books so that alternative techniques and methods have
to be applied as part of the binding process. This course
considers traditional methods of manufacturing parchment and
vellum and reviews historical methods of using parchment as a
covering material especially limp-vellum styles of binding.
Preparation of text blocks and suitable choice of sewing
materials will be explained. Methods of attaching parchment
covers using primary sewing, tacketing or other means will be
explained. Practical aspects of the course will focus on
producing at least one example of book bound in limp vellum that
incorporates many if not all significant features of that style
of binding. The potential of limp vellum binding methods for
conservation purposes will be discussed.
This is an introductory course, but participants need good
bookbinding and some book restoration skills and previous
experience working with parchment.
Price: 1050.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
117 Compact course on leather bindings
Development of binding structures over the centuries
June 25-29, 2012
Instructor: Barbara Hassel
Language: German and English
Duration: 5 Days
What are the characteristic features of leather bindings over
the centuries? >From a 3rd century Coptic codex to a 20th
century leather binding many structural features have changed.
We will be looking at the historic development of the Western
codex from the Coptic, Byzantine and Islamic bindings to the
specific features of Roman, Gothic and Renaissance bindings and
the modern (French) bindings The course will give an overview
over the changes in the course of the centuries by looking at
sewing structures, endpaper constructions, board attachments,
backings, endbands, covering materials and furnishings. The
course is composed of a theoretical part with lectures and
slides and a practical part with hands-on work, which will
concentrate mainly on making model books..
Aimed at Restorers and interested persons with some experience
in conservation. This is an introductory course, but
participants need some previous experience working with leather
and some basic bookbinding skills.
Course fees: 1050.- CHF
Limited to 8 participants
Joint collaboration between the two departments:
118 Marbled Paper
July 2-4, 2012
Instructor: Montse Buxo Marsa
Language: TBD
Duration: 3 days
The aim of this course is to give participants a thorough
understanding of how to produce marbled papers. Paper marbling
is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce
patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns
are the result of color floated on a viscous solution known as
size (carrageen moss), which are then carefully transferred to
an absorbent surface such as paper or fabric.
In this course we learn a variety of traditional patterns.
Participants are then invited to explore many new combinations
and creative possibilities in their own work. The course will
also show possibilities to use this technique on unusual
materials.
This course is aimed at bookbinder, restorers and everybody else
who is interested in this subject.
Price: TBD
Admission policy: Number of participants: TBD
119 Tape Removal
July 11-13, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days
One of the most common types of damage found on books and flat
paper works is related to taped repairs and/or tape removal.
This course provides participants with skills related to
resolving this common problem. An introduction to various kinds
of adhesive tapes commonly found and the different methods used
for their removal and the safe usage and storage of solvents
will be covered in this course. Participants are encouraged to
bring their own objects to practice on. This course is aimed at
conservators, bookbinders, librarians, archivists and others who
work with paper artifacts, documents or works of art on paper.
This is an introductory level course for participants with
little or no previous experience in conservation.
Price: 490.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
See also:
May 7-9, 2012 (Kurs Nr.112)
December 3-5, 2012 (Kurs Nr.135)
120,121 Conservation of Leather Bindings
(2-part course: part 1 Theory and part 2: Practical Course)
Instructor: Karen Vidler, Southampton, UK
Language: English with German translations
General information: There are very few specialist courses
available that focus on the theory and practice of leather
bookbinding conservation. This course will be taught by a
specialist in the conservation of leather bindings with over 10+
years experience as a book conservator who has undertaken research
into the manufacture, deterioration and treatment of bookbinding
leather. Participants of both the theory and practical courses
will gain valuable knowledge and skills.
The leather book is covered with a complex material composed of
skin collagen, tanning agents and other chemicals while undergoing
certain physical processes during manufacture. All stages in
production are undertaken to produce the specific chemical and
physical properties required for leather suitable for bookbinding.
Familiarity with identifying the manufacture, types of leather
damage and its impact on the binding structure as well as the
suitability of current treatment options are important for the
conservator to better understand the conservation needs of any
leather bookbinding. Only with this knowledge can the conservator
make informed decisions on the conservation of any leather
bookbinding.
120 Conservation of Leather Bindings 1 - Introductory
(theory) course
July 18-20, 2012
Instructor: Karen Vidler, Southampton, UK
Language: English with German translations
Duration: 3 Days
Participants will begin by exploring traditional and modern
methods for making bookbinding leather. Then discuss and
identify specific types of deterioration (age hardening,
water / mould damage, mechanical damage, fire damage, acid
decay, previous treatment) and how these can damage the
binding structure. Some simple examination and testing
techniques will be undertaken to determine the condition of
leathers prior to deciding the most suitable conservation
treatment. Participants will work with samples and handouts
provided by the tutor to understand the theory and practice
of analysis and treatment techniques which they can keep for
their own future reference.
Aimed at restorers and interested persons with previous
experience in the restoration of books.
This is an introductory course, but participants need good
bookbinding and some book restoration skills or must have
attended the course "Repairs and Simple Restoration
Procedures for Books" and have some basic bookbinding skills
in particular must have worked with leather before.
Price: 630,00.- CHF
Admission policy: limited to 8 participants
121 Conservation of Leather Bindings 2 - Practical course
July 23-27, 2012
Instructor: Karen Vidler, Southampton, Uk
Language: English with German translations
Duration: 5 Days
The practical course will build on the analysis and
treatment techniques covered in the first part of the course
and apply them to the participant 's individual projects.
The program includes identifying leather species and
tannins, cleaning and consolidation, humidification, Beva371
infills, paring and dyeing leather, rebacking, surface
finishes and current treatment research. Demonstrations will
include board reattachment techniques such as board slotting
and cord extensions as well as the use of Japanese repair
papers to damaged leather. Relevant samples and handouts of
techniques will be provided throughout the week by the
tutor.
Aimed at restorers and interested persons with previous
experience in the restoration of books. This course is
suitable for people who have completed the introductory
courses "conservation of leather bindings 1 " or have
equivalent knowledge in conservation.
Price: 1050,00.- CHF
Admission policy: limited to 8 participants
122 Washing and Drying Paper: Single Sheets and Textblock
July 30 - Aug 03, 2012
Instructor Renate Mesmer
language: German and English
Duration: 5 days
There are many reasons why conservators wash paper: to remove
dirt and adhesives, relax and flatten, reduce stains, and wash
away acids and other degradation products. This two day,
hands-on workshop will emphasize the practical aspects of
washing and drying both single sheets and bound textblocks. A
variety of washing techniques will be covered, including
blotter, float, slant-board, and full immersion of single sheets
and bound items. We will explore which techniques are best
suited to accomplishing various treatment goals, discuss the
pros and cons of different washing solutions and examine a
number of drying methods. Participants are encouraged to bring
(expendable) items of their own for treatment as well as
photographs of problem cases to discuss.
Restorers and participants with equivalent knowledge. This is an
intermediate level course suitable for students who have some
prior experience in conservation in particular with the aqueous
treatment of paper objects or have attended the course: "Paper
conservation1a and 1b ".
Price: 1050.- CHF
admission policy: limited to 8 participants
Centro del bel libro
Via Collegio 6
CH 6612 Ascona
Switzerland
+41 91 791 81 56
Fax: +41 91 791 81 30
Program February - August 2012
http://www.cbl-ascona.ch
104 Conservation of Parchment Documents
Feb 2-10, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 5 Days
Parchment is a very hygroscopic and reactive material and
requires special skills and knowledge for a successful
conservation treatment. This course begins with an introduction
into the history of parchment documents and a overview of
various conservation methods and techniques. Course topics will
include: analyzing various types of damages and their causes,
treatment proposals and documentation. Practical exercises will
include: Dry cleaning, filling of losses, mending tears and
flattening. The storing and housing of parchment objects will
complete the course.
The course is aimed at conservators and participants with
previous knowledge in conservation.
This is an intermediate level course suitable for participants
who have some prior experience in conservation.
Price: 800.00 CHF. (Material costs according to usage)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
105 Proper Handling and Preservation Methods for Books and Archival
Materials
Mar 1-2, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 2 Days
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the crucial
factors that play a role in the proper storage and handling of
archival materials and to provide participants with the
practical knowledge and skills necessary to carry out basic,
simple repairs under conservational aspects. The topics covered
will include: climate conditions and their impact, care and
handling of objects, preparing exhibitions, proper storage
conditions and disaster planning. In addition we will learn how
to construct simple protective wrappers.
This course is aimed at librarians, archivists, antiquarian
dealers, bibliophilists and collectors, curators, art
historians, and others who work with paper artifacts, documents,
works of art on paper, etc. This is an introductory level course
for participants with little or no previous experience in
conservation
Price: 325.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants.
See also: Nov 26-28, 2012 (Kurs Nr. 134)
106, 107, 108 Paper Conservation - Intensive Studies 1
Paper Conservation 1a (Course No. 106)
Mar 6-10, 2012
Paper Conservation 1b (Course No. 107)
Mar 12-16, 2012
Follow up course: Protective Enclosures for
Books and Archival Objects (Course No. 108
Mar 19-21, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days (minimum) - 13 Days (maximum)
This comprehensive intensive study program consisting of three
back to back courses, was designed for those persons wanting to
complete all the courses in paper conservation within a short
period of time. The courses are linked to each other and
increase in levels of difficulty.
The first two weeks of the course focus on the basics of paper
conservation in both theory and in practice. The emphasis will
be on practicing hands on skills. The third course will deal
specifically with creating protective enclosures for paper and
book objects. It is also possible to attend the courses
individually.
Paper Conservation 1a - Introductory Course (Course No. 106)
Duration: 5 Days
This introductory level course introduces participants to
the basics of paper chemistry, paper history and historical
papermaking and provides a basis for decision making
procedures in the conservation of paper objects. In this
course we will cover topics like: preservation issues,
damage analyses, treatment proposals and treatment reports,
as well as hands on treatment procedures. A wide variety of
treatment techniques will be demonstrated by the instructor
and practiced by the participants including: Dry cleaning,
washing and deacidification, mending tears, infilling of
losses, etc.
The course is aimed at bookbinders, novice restores,
students of conservation or others with equivalent
knowledge. This is an introductory level course for
participants with little or no previous experience in
conservation
Price: 800,00 CHF (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
Paper Conservation 1b (Course No. 107)
Duration: 5 Days
This course will give special attention to the topics of
sizing paper after aqueous treatment, bleaching methods,
tape removal and consolidation of water-sensitive media, as
well as lining techniques. Emphasis will also be placed on
individual problems and questions participants might have.
The course is aimed at participants who have completed the
introductory level course and gives others the opportunity
to intensify and improve upon their hands on skills.
The course is aimed at bookbinders, novice restores,
students of conservation or others with equivalent
knowledge. This is an introductory level course for
participants with little or no previous experience in
conservation
Price: 800,00 CHF (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
Protective Enclosures for Books and Archival Objects
(Course No. 108)
Duration: 3 Days
This course will enable participants to gain a greater
insight into the multiplicity of protective enclosures used
for protecting books, manuscripts, seals and other objects.
The theoretical part will cover preservation issues
concerning housing and will explore advantages and
disadvantages of the various materials and adhesives. During
the practical part of the course the participants will
construct various models and leave with a collection of
samples.
This course is aimed at bookbinders, conservators and/or
others with equivalent knowledge. This is an introductory
level course for participants with little or no previous
experience in conservation
Price: 490.00 CHF. (Material costs depending on usage)
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
Special Price for all 3 courses Intensive 1:
2.000 CHF
(regular price 2080.00 CHF)
109 Identification, protection and preservation of photographic
materials
April 16-18, 2012
Instructor: Klaus Kramer
Course Language: German and English
Duration: 3 days
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the crucial
factors that play a role in the proper storage and handling of
photographic materials and to provide participants with the
practical knowledge to create proper storage conditions for
their collection. The course will also concentrate on the
history of photography and methods of identification, climate
conditions and their impact, care, handling and storage. It will
also highlight the subject of safeguarding photographs and how
to restore damaged images via analog and digital means. In
addition, we will also address the issues of durability of
digital media.
The course is an introductory level course and aimed at
conservators or others with equivalent knowledge. This is an
introductory course for people who don 't have much previous
experience with the conservation of photographs.
Course Fee 630.00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
110 Long and Kettle Stitch Bindings
April 23-27, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 5 Days
Long and kettle stitch bindings or imp bindings have not
obtained the adequate attention of researchers in the past. This
was probably due to the lack of gilding and decoration.
In this course we will look at various forms of long- and kettle
stitch bindings and re-evaluate the possible application in
conservation. Participants will learn the various techniques
used in making these bindings and will complete a collection of
approx. 10 models. The practical work will be complemented by
theoretical studies in historical binding techniques and the
usage of appropriate conservation materials.
This course is aimed at bookbinders, conservators or others with
equivalent knowledge. This course is suitable for participants
with basic experience in bookbinding including sewing techniques
Price: 800.00 CHF (Material costs depending on usage)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
111 Preventive conservation and recovery:
Emergency management for water and fire damaged documents seen from
the perspective of a salvage expert
May: 3-4, 2012
Instructor: Guido Voser, Switzerland
Course language: German and English
Duration: 2 days
Emergency management in archives and libraries begins with
preventive conservation measures and includes many detailed
aspects that must be considered before instigating an emergency
response plan. The identification of existing hazards in and
around the building, how to respond in the case of an actual
disaster, the dynamics of such an event and it 's impact on the
recovery process, and the knowledge how recovery measures and
restoration treatment influence each other is the basis for a
professional emergency management. The course will focus on the
criteria that help establish an emergency plan. It will also
show strategies to exit from existing emergency plans, since
reality is always different from plans.
The aim of this course is to give a first orientation with this
complex subject and to show first and simple approaches.
This course is aimed at librarians, archivists, conservators and
restores and/or those with equivalent knowledge
Price: 420.00 CHF.
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
112 Tape Removal
May 7-9, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days
One of the most common types of damage found on books and flat
paper works is related to taped repairs and/or tape removal.
This course provides participants with skills related to
resolving this common problem. An introduction to various kinds
of adhesive tapes commonly found and the different methods used
for their removal and the safe usage and storage of solvents
will be covered in this course. Participants are encouraged to
bring their own objects to practice on. This course is aimed at
conservators, bookbinders, librarians, archivists and others who
work with paper artifacts, documents or works of art on paper.
This is an introductory level course for participants with
little or no previous experience in conservation.
Price: 490.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
See also:
July 11-13, 2012 (course Nr.119)
December 3-5, 2012 (course Nr. 135)
113 Calcium Phytate for the treatment of Ink corrosion caused by
Iron gall inks
May 14-16, 2012
Instructor: Cornelia Bandow
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days
Iron gall ink, widely used in the past, is a significant factor
in the deterioration of paper documents and books. The use of
calcium phytate is one of the solutions adapted to combat this
phenomenon. A combined treatment with both calcium phytate and
gelatine seems particularly effective.
The focus of the class will be on learning how to prepare the
phytate solution and on its application to various objects. We
will also learn about the sizing procedures using gelatine.
Additionally this class will address issues involved in the
choice of adhesives suitable for the stabilization and repair of
damaged objects. The theoretical part will introduce students to
the various testing methods used prior to treatment and the
theoretical background concerning this treatment method. In the
practical part, we will practise various techniques of applying
the solution, immersion bath, suction table, etc. and
participants will also test and apply various adhesives like;
Isinglass, gelatin, Klucel in ethanol, etc. used for the
stabilization of damaged and perforated pages.
Participants can also create a sample collection which can be
used for future reference.
This is an intermediate level course and aimed at conservators
and participants with previous knowledge in conservation.
Price: 630,00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
114 Technical equipment in restoration
May 21-23, 2012
Instructor: Manfred Mayer
language: German with English translations
Duration: 3 days
Often the "traditionally" trained conservator can easily become
overwhelmed when having to choose, maintain and or correctly use
the wide range of highly technical equipment available to us
today.
Our technical equipment can only work as well as person who is
using it. In order to fully utilize the potential of your
equipment, it is essential to understand certain technical
aspects and the physics behind the technology involved. In this
class Manfred Meyer will share with us his vast experience and
expertise on this very exciting but often neglected subject.
The aim of the class will be on familiarizing ourselves with and
understanding the wide range of measuring devices, their
applications and methods. Special emphasis is put on
understanding the technology rather than having just "blind
faith " in the technology. Correct interpretation of technical
data and instruction manuals will help to avoid
misunderstandings between the conservator and manufacturer of
the equipment.
Course participants will learn through a series of specific
exercises on traditional equipment customary used in
conservation such as; light and climate measuring devices but
also on very specialized equipment like vacuum suction tables,
leaf casting machines, IR-heaters, ultrasonic humidity devices
and more. The focus will be learning through hands on work
exercises.
This course is aimed at conservators and participants with
previous knowledge in conservation.
Price: 630,00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 8 participants
115 Leaf casting parchment
June 4-6. 2012
Instructor: Kerstin Forstmeyer
language: German with English translations
Duration: 2 days
In this course we will learn about the various aspects involved
in stabilizing and leaf casting on deteriorated and brittle
objects made from parchments.
The class will introduce and compare the various methods of leaf
casting parchments known in conservation today and will acquaint
students with all pros and cons of each method. The participants
will learn about a new modified recipe that is based on the
"Wouters recipe ", which has the advantage of being free of
formaldehyde and doesn't involve the expensive equipment that is
traditionally needed.
In the practical part of this course participants will learn
various application possibilities including applying the
suspension, either directly on the suction table or indirectly
by creating a loss repair piece that then gets attached to the
object in a second step. The colour matching of repairs will
also be covered in this course.
The aim of the class will be on enabling participants to make
the suspension and to learn how to apply and use it.
This is an intermediate level course suitable for students who
have some prior experience in conservation and are familiar with
customary equipment like a suction table.
Course fees: 420,00 CHF
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants
116 Limp vellum binding
June 11-15, 2012
Instructor: Ian Maver
Language: English with German translations
Duration: 5 Days
Although they are derived from the same raw materials leather
and parchment differ radically in their appearance, physical
properties, chemical characteristics and their responses to
environmental conditions. These differences significantly
affect the ways in which parchment and leather are used for
covering books so that alternative techniques and methods have
to be applied as part of the binding process. This course
considers traditional methods of manufacturing parchment and
vellum and reviews historical methods of using parchment as a
covering material especially limp-vellum styles of binding.
Preparation of text blocks and suitable choice of sewing
materials will be explained. Methods of attaching parchment
covers using primary sewing, tacketing or other means will be
explained. Practical aspects of the course will focus on
producing at least one example of book bound in limp vellum that
incorporates many if not all significant features of that style
of binding. The potential of limp vellum binding methods for
conservation purposes will be discussed.
This is an introductory course, but participants need good
bookbinding and some book restoration skills and previous
experience working with parchment.
Price: 1050.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
117 Compact course on leather bindings
Development of binding structures over the centuries
June 25-29, 2012
Instructor: Barbara Hassel
Language: German and English
Duration: 5 Days
What are the characteristic features of leather bindings over
the centuries? >From a 3rd century Coptic codex to a 20th
century leather binding many structural features have changed.
We will be looking at the historic development of the Western
codex from the Coptic, Byzantine and Islamic bindings to the
specific features of Roman, Gothic and Renaissance bindings and
the modern (French) bindings The course will give an overview
over the changes in the course of the centuries by looking at
sewing structures, endpaper constructions, board attachments,
backings, endbands, covering materials and furnishings. The
course is composed of a theoretical part with lectures and
slides and a practical part with hands-on work, which will
concentrate mainly on making model books..
Aimed at Restorers and interested persons with some experience
in conservation. This is an introductory course, but
participants need some previous experience working with leather
and some basic bookbinding skills.
Course fees: 1050.- CHF
Limited to 8 participants
Joint collaboration between the two departments:
118 Marbled Paper
July 2-4, 2012
Instructor: Montse Buxo Marsa
Language: TBD
Duration: 3 days
The aim of this course is to give participants a thorough
understanding of how to produce marbled papers. Paper marbling
is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce
patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns
are the result of color floated on a viscous solution known as
size (carrageen moss), which are then carefully transferred to
an absorbent surface such as paper or fabric.
In this course we learn a variety of traditional patterns.
Participants are then invited to explore many new combinations
and creative possibilities in their own work. The course will
also show possibilities to use this technique on unusual
materials.
This course is aimed at bookbinder, restorers and everybody else
who is interested in this subject.
Price: TBD
Admission policy: Number of participants: TBD
119 Tape Removal
July 11-13, 2012
Instructor: Franziska Richter
Language: German and English
Duration: 3 Days
One of the most common types of damage found on books and flat
paper works is related to taped repairs and/or tape removal.
This course provides participants with skills related to
resolving this common problem. An introduction to various kinds
of adhesive tapes commonly found and the different methods used
for their removal and the safe usage and storage of solvents
will be covered in this course. Participants are encouraged to
bring their own objects to practice on. This course is aimed at
conservators, bookbinders, librarians, archivists and others who
work with paper artifacts, documents or works of art on paper.
This is an introductory level course for participants with
little or no previous experience in conservation.
Price: 490.00 CHF. (Materials included)
Admission Policy: Limited to 6 participants.
See also:
May 7-9, 2012 (Kurs Nr.112)
December 3-5, 2012 (Kurs Nr.135)
120,121 Conservation of Leather Bindings
(2-part course: part 1 Theory and part 2: Practical Course)
Instructor: Karen Vidler, Southampton, UK
Language: English with German translations
General information: There are very few specialist courses
available that focus on the theory and practice of leather
bookbinding conservation. This course will be taught by a
specialist in the conservation of leather bindings with over 10+
years experience as a book conservator who has undertaken research
into the manufacture, deterioration and treatment of bookbinding
leather. Participants of both the theory and practical courses
will gain valuable knowledge and skills.
The leather book is covered with a complex material composed of
skin collagen, tanning agents and other chemicals while undergoing
certain physical processes during manufacture. All stages in
production are undertaken to produce the specific chemical and
physical properties required for leather suitable for bookbinding.
Familiarity with identifying the manufacture, types of leather
damage and its impact on the binding structure as well as the
suitability of current treatment options are important for the
conservator to better understand the conservation needs of any
leather bookbinding. Only with this knowledge can the conservator
make informed decisions on the conservation of any leather
bookbinding.
120 Conservation of Leather Bindings 1 - Introductory
(theory) course
July 18-20, 2012
Instructor: Karen Vidler, Southampton, UK
Language: English with German translations
Duration: 3 Days
Participants will begin by exploring traditional and modern
methods for making bookbinding leather. Then discuss and
identify specific types of deterioration (age hardening,
water / mould damage, mechanical damage, fire damage, acid
decay, previous treatment) and how these can damage the
binding structure. Some simple examination and testing
techniques will be undertaken to determine the condition of
leathers prior to deciding the most suitable conservation
treatment. Participants will work with samples and handouts
provided by the tutor to understand the theory and practice
of analysis and treatment techniques which they can keep for
their own future reference.
Aimed at restorers and interested persons with previous
experience in the restoration of books.
This is an introductory course, but participants need good
bookbinding and some book restoration skills or must have
attended the course "Repairs and Simple Restoration
Procedures for Books" and have some basic bookbinding skills
in particular must have worked with leather before.
Price: 630,00.- CHF
Admission policy: limited to 8 participants
121 Conservation of Leather Bindings 2 - Practical course
July 23-27, 2012
Instructor: Karen Vidler, Southampton, Uk
Language: English with German translations
Duration: 5 Days
The practical course will build on the analysis and
treatment techniques covered in the first part of the course
and apply them to the participant 's individual projects.
The program includes identifying leather species and
tannins, cleaning and consolidation, humidification, Beva371
infills, paring and dyeing leather, rebacking, surface
finishes and current treatment research. Demonstrations will
include board reattachment techniques such as board slotting
and cord extensions as well as the use of Japanese repair
papers to damaged leather. Relevant samples and handouts of
techniques will be provided throughout the week by the
tutor.
Aimed at restorers and interested persons with previous
experience in the restoration of books. This course is
suitable for people who have completed the introductory
courses "conservation of leather bindings 1 " or have
equivalent knowledge in conservation.
Price: 1050,00.- CHF
Admission policy: limited to 8 participants
122 Washing and Drying Paper: Single Sheets and Textblock
July 30 - Aug 03, 2012
Instructor Renate Mesmer
language: German and English
Duration: 5 days
There are many reasons why conservators wash paper: to remove
dirt and adhesives, relax and flatten, reduce stains, and wash
away acids and other degradation products. This two day,
hands-on workshop will emphasize the practical aspects of
washing and drying both single sheets and bound textblocks. A
variety of washing techniques will be covered, including
blotter, float, slant-board, and full immersion of single sheets
and bound items. We will explore which techniques are best
suited to accomplishing various treatment goals, discuss the
pros and cons of different washing solutions and examine a
number of drying methods. Participants are encouraged to bring
(expendable) items of their own for treatment as well as
photographs of problem cases to discuss.
Restorers and participants with equivalent knowledge. This is an
intermediate level course suitable for students who have some
prior experience in conservation in particular with the aqueous
treatment of paper objects or have attended the course: "Paper
conservation1a and 1b ".
Price: 1050.- CHF
admission policy: limited to 8 participants
Centro del bel libro
Via Collegio 6
CH 6612 Ascona
Switzerland
+41 91 791 81 56
Fax: +41 91 791 81 30
Course "Water in Paper, Conservation Principles"
Course
"Water in Paper, Conservation Principles"
London Metropolitan Archives
City of London
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB
7-8 June 2012
Lecturers: Doris Muller-Hess, Hildegard Homburger
Participants: Maximum 16
Language: English
Course fee: UKP400
Outline of the course: Paper is mainly containing cellulose, which
has the ability to absorb and desorb water. The interaction between
cellulose and water influences the behaviour of the paper. During
paper production the choice of fibre material, the degree of beating
and the method of drying defines the characteristics of the paper
and its ability to absorb and desorb water.
During conservation treatment water is introduced into paper and
removed again. In this process chemical and physical changes in the
micro and macro structures of the paper are taking place. With the
aid of the didactical material compiled by Irene Bruckle and Gerhard
Banik in their project "Water and Paper", the principles of the
interaction of cellulose and water and the resulting behaviour of
paper in contact with water will be explained.
Various treatment methods of humidification and washing and drying
techniques - their advantages and disadvantages- will be
demonstrated and discussed. The gained understanding of the
principles will help to evaluate the chosen methods.
To register please contact:
Caroline De Stefani
Studio Manager
Culture, Heritage and Libraries Department
City of London
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB
+44 20 7332 3863
caroline.destefani [at] cityoflondon__gov__uk
"Water in Paper, Conservation Principles"
London Metropolitan Archives
City of London
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB
7-8 June 2012
Lecturers: Doris Muller-Hess, Hildegard Homburger
Participants: Maximum 16
Language: English
Course fee: UKP400
Outline of the course: Paper is mainly containing cellulose, which
has the ability to absorb and desorb water. The interaction between
cellulose and water influences the behaviour of the paper. During
paper production the choice of fibre material, the degree of beating
and the method of drying defines the characteristics of the paper
and its ability to absorb and desorb water.
During conservation treatment water is introduced into paper and
removed again. In this process chemical and physical changes in the
micro and macro structures of the paper are taking place. With the
aid of the didactical material compiled by Irene Bruckle and Gerhard
Banik in their project "Water and Paper", the principles of the
interaction of cellulose and water and the resulting behaviour of
paper in contact with water will be explained.
Various treatment methods of humidification and washing and drying
techniques - their advantages and disadvantages- will be
demonstrated and discussed. The gained understanding of the
principles will help to evaluate the chosen methods.
To register please contact:
Caroline De Stefani
Studio Manager
Culture, Heritage and Libraries Department
City of London
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB
+44 20 7332 3863
caroline.destefani [at] cityoflondon__gov__uk
International Academic Projects
International Academic Projects: Painting and Illumination in Persian and Indian Books of the 16th and 17th centuries
Date: 3 July 2012
Tutor(s): Anita Chowdry - Barbara Brend
Location: London
Number of participants: 8
Price: £135
This one-day seminar offers a close look at manuscript and album pages produced in Iran and India in the 16th and 17th Centuries from the point of view of the artists and craftsmen who created them. It offers a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience of studio techniques with Anita Chowdry and to enjoy close-up study room viewings of treasures in at least one of the major London collections with leading specialist Barbara Brend.
The initial studio session with Anita Chowdry which will include demonstrations of techniques and handling of tools, pigments and materials, followed by visits to the collections.
This seminar may be attended as a stand-alone event, or in conjunction with the three-day practical workshop 'Practical workshop shell-gold and pigment preparation, paper-preparation and illuminated design with reference to 16th and 17th century Persian and Indian manuscript painting' which follows on from 2nd - 4th November
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Date: 3 July 2012
Tutor(s): Anita Chowdry - Barbara Brend
Location: London
Number of participants: 8
Price: £135
This one-day seminar offers a close look at manuscript and album pages produced in Iran and India in the 16th and 17th Centuries from the point of view of the artists and craftsmen who created them. It offers a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience of studio techniques with Anita Chowdry and to enjoy close-up study room viewings of treasures in at least one of the major London collections with leading specialist Barbara Brend.
The initial studio session with Anita Chowdry which will include demonstrations of techniques and handling of tools, pigments and materials, followed by visits to the collections.
This seminar may be attended as a stand-alone event, or in conjunction with the three-day practical workshop 'Practical workshop shell-gold and pigment preparation, paper-preparation and illuminated design with reference to 16th and 17th century Persian and Indian manuscript painting' which follows on from 2nd - 4th November
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International Academic Projects
International Academic Projects: Identification of Prints
Date: 11 - 12 June 2012
Tutor(s): Hildegard Homburger
Location: London
Number of participants: 10
Price: £335.00
This two day course, to be held in the laboratories of a London university, examines artistic print-making techniques and their methods of reproduction. The different techniques will be explained and discussed and original prints will be examined. Participants will learn how to identify the techniques used to make prints by recognising distinctive characteristics which can be seen both by the naked eye and under magnification.
Techniques include:
Relief: woodcut, wood engraving, lino cut, metal relief etc., modern relief: letterpress, half-tone, relief etching etc.
Intaglio: engraving, mezzotint, dry point, etching, soft-ground etching, lift-ground etching, aquatint, photogravure, rotation intaglio
Planographic: lithography, chromolithography,photolithography, collotype, etc. Screen print and stencil
Digital: laser, inkjet, etc.
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Date: 11 - 12 June 2012
Tutor(s): Hildegard Homburger
Location: London
Number of participants: 10
Price: £335.00
This two day course, to be held in the laboratories of a London university, examines artistic print-making techniques and their methods of reproduction. The different techniques will be explained and discussed and original prints will be examined. Participants will learn how to identify the techniques used to make prints by recognising distinctive characteristics which can be seen both by the naked eye and under magnification.
Techniques include:
Relief: woodcut, wood engraving, lino cut, metal relief etc., modern relief: letterpress, half-tone, relief etching etc.
Intaglio: engraving, mezzotint, dry point, etching, soft-ground etching, lift-ground etching, aquatint, photogravure, rotation intaglio
Planographic: lithography, chromolithography,photolithography, collotype, etc. Screen print and stencil
Digital: laser, inkjet, etc.
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Conservation of Paper: Re-examining Workshop Habits
Date: 8 - 9 October 2012
Tutor(s): Piers Townshend
Location: Tate Britain, London
Number of participants: 12
Price: £325.00
This two day course will be run in association with Tate Britain.
This course is designed to allow us to look again at some of the things that paper conservators do: dry cleaning, humidification, washing, bleaching, deacidification, enzyme use, pressing and flattening and more besides.
In 1968 Ed Ruscha made an editioned portfolio entitled Stains. It was composed of a variety of household liquids dropped onto the centres of sheets of office paper. Using this concept as a starting point, participants in this two-day course are encouraged to make two portfolios of their own. One will be filled with stains that will be preserved, the other will be of stains that are to be removed.
There will be a chance to make and use remoistenable tissue repairs for paper items that are too vulnerable to line in the conventional way.
Also we will look at the use of paper extract, and ways to dry wet books without needing to freeze dry them. The emphasis will be on trying to find ingenious ways to overcome problems. Most conservators have gaps in their knowledge. We hope that participants will enjoy explaining their own particular workshop habits, and listening to those of others.
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Conservation of Paper: Re-examining Workshop Habits
Date: 8 - 9 October 2012
Tutor(s): Piers Townshend
Location: Tate Britain, London
Number of participants: 12
Price: £325.00
This two day course will be run in association with Tate Britain.
This course is designed to allow us to look again at some of the things that paper conservators do: dry cleaning, humidification, washing, bleaching, deacidification, enzyme use, pressing and flattening and more besides.
In 1968 Ed Ruscha made an editioned portfolio entitled Stains. It was composed of a variety of household liquids dropped onto the centres of sheets of office paper. Using this concept as a starting point, participants in this two-day course are encouraged to make two portfolios of their own. One will be filled with stains that will be preserved, the other will be of stains that are to be removed.
There will be a chance to make and use remoistenable tissue repairs for paper items that are too vulnerable to line in the conventional way.
Also we will look at the use of paper extract, and ways to dry wet books without needing to freeze dry them. The emphasis will be on trying to find ingenious ways to overcome problems. Most conservators have gaps in their knowledge. We hope that participants will enjoy explaining their own particular workshop habits, and listening to those of others.
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Paper Through Time: Non-Destructive Analysis of 14th through 19th Century Papers - The University of Iowa
Paper Through Time: Non-Destructive Analysis of 14th through 19th Century Papers - The University of Iowa: Historical papers vary considerably in their present-day condition for reasons that are not fully understood. This website shares the results of research on 1,578 paper specimens made between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries. The papers tested were selected from collections at the Newberry Library and The University of Iowa, and were analyzed using nondestructive instrumentation. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Kress Foundation, and The University of Iowa provided funding support.
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The results of this 2007-10 project show that the oldest papers are often in the best condition, in part, we believe, because they contain high levels of gelatin and calcium. “People often wonder why in the digital age we should be concerned about paper stability,” says principal investigator Timothy Barrett. “Artifacts on paper often contain valuable information related to human history that is not accessible in a digital image. Not only do these artifacts need to be preserved for future generations, but paper copies that can be read without electronic hardware will continue to be essential backups to the digital record long into the future.” The results of this research will be of special interest to paper historians, paper and book conservators, and producers of archival papers. (Click on RESULTS Plot Library, for a full description of the plot above.)
This website is designed for use by a wide range of visitors, from the complete novice to the paper-conservation scientist. Newcomers to the site may want to begin with the PROJECT OVERVIEW & AUTHORS and CONCLUSIONS sections for a quick sense of our research and what we learned. Those unfamiliar with papermaking history and technique may wish to start with European Papermaking Techniques 1300-1800 (under BACKGROUND) for an introduction to the craft. Visitors with a strong interest in papermaking history, materials and processes, paper permanence, paper science, and paper conservation are advised to begin at the top of the menu to the left and click on each tab, reading as interest and time permit. The site will be updated regularly. Suggestions for changes are welcome via email messages to the principal investigator, Timothy Barrett (timothy-barrett@uiowa.edu).
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The results of this 2007-10 project show that the oldest papers are often in the best condition, in part, we believe, because they contain high levels of gelatin and calcium. “People often wonder why in the digital age we should be concerned about paper stability,” says principal investigator Timothy Barrett. “Artifacts on paper often contain valuable information related to human history that is not accessible in a digital image. Not only do these artifacts need to be preserved for future generations, but paper copies that can be read without electronic hardware will continue to be essential backups to the digital record long into the future.” The results of this research will be of special interest to paper historians, paper and book conservators, and producers of archival papers. (Click on RESULTS Plot Library, for a full description of the plot above.)
This website is designed for use by a wide range of visitors, from the complete novice to the paper-conservation scientist. Newcomers to the site may want to begin with the PROJECT OVERVIEW & AUTHORS and CONCLUSIONS sections for a quick sense of our research and what we learned. Those unfamiliar with papermaking history and technique may wish to start with European Papermaking Techniques 1300-1800 (under BACKGROUND) for an introduction to the craft. Visitors with a strong interest in papermaking history, materials and processes, paper permanence, paper science, and paper conservation are advised to begin at the top of the menu to the left and click on each tab, reading as interest and time permit. The site will be updated regularly. Suggestions for changes are welcome via email messages to the principal investigator, Timothy Barrett (timothy-barrett@uiowa.edu).
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giovedì, gennaio 19, 2012
Concorso pubblico n. 1 posto per l’indirizzo Restauro librario e documentario
PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTO
Concorso (Scad. 14 febbraio 2012)
Concorso pubblico, per titoli ed esami, per la copertura di complessivi n. 5 posti a tempo indeterminato di personale della figura professionale di Assistente indirizzo storico/culturale (n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo Archivistico, n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo Laboratorio fotografico, n. 1 posto per l’indirizzo Restauro librario e documentario), categoria C, livello base, 1^ posizione retributiva del ruolo unico del personale provinciale con contestuale selezione pubblica, per esami, con i medesimi indirizzi, per eventuali assunzioni con contratto a tempo determinato di personale della medesima figura professionale
In esecuzione della deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2857 di data 23 dicembre 2011 è indetto un concorso pubblico, per titoli ed esami, per la copertura di complessivi n. 5 posti a tempo indeterminato di personale della figura professionale di Assistente indirizzo storico/culturale (n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo archivistico, n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo laboratorio fotografico, n. 1 posto per l’indirizzo restauro librario e documentario), categoria C, livello base, 1^ posizione retributiva del ruolo unico del personale provinciale con contestuale selezione pubblica, per esami, con i medesimi indirizzi, per eventuali assunzioni con contratto a tempo determinato di personale della medesima figura professionale.
Per essere ammessi al concorso e alla selezione gli aspiranti dovranno far pervenire al Servizio per il Personale della Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Piazza Fiera n. 3, 38122 Trento (orario: dal lunedì al venerdì dalle ore 9.00 alle ore 12.45 e il martedì ed il giovedì anche dalle ore 14.30 alle ore 15.45) entro le ore 15.45 del giorno martedì 14 febbraio 2012
Per visualizzare il bando completo clicca qui.
Per visualizzare il modello di domanda clicca qui.
Concorso (Scad. 14 febbraio 2012)
Concorso pubblico, per titoli ed esami, per la copertura di complessivi n. 5 posti a tempo indeterminato di personale della figura professionale di Assistente indirizzo storico/culturale (n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo Archivistico, n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo Laboratorio fotografico, n. 1 posto per l’indirizzo Restauro librario e documentario), categoria C, livello base, 1^ posizione retributiva del ruolo unico del personale provinciale con contestuale selezione pubblica, per esami, con i medesimi indirizzi, per eventuali assunzioni con contratto a tempo determinato di personale della medesima figura professionale
In esecuzione della deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2857 di data 23 dicembre 2011 è indetto un concorso pubblico, per titoli ed esami, per la copertura di complessivi n. 5 posti a tempo indeterminato di personale della figura professionale di Assistente indirizzo storico/culturale (n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo archivistico, n. 2 posti per l’indirizzo laboratorio fotografico, n. 1 posto per l’indirizzo restauro librario e documentario), categoria C, livello base, 1^ posizione retributiva del ruolo unico del personale provinciale con contestuale selezione pubblica, per esami, con i medesimi indirizzi, per eventuali assunzioni con contratto a tempo determinato di personale della medesima figura professionale.
Per essere ammessi al concorso e alla selezione gli aspiranti dovranno far pervenire al Servizio per il Personale della Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Piazza Fiera n. 3, 38122 Trento (orario: dal lunedì al venerdì dalle ore 9.00 alle ore 12.45 e il martedì ed il giovedì anche dalle ore 14.30 alle ore 15.45) entro le ore 15.45 del giorno martedì 14 febbraio 2012
Per visualizzare il bando completo clicca qui.
Per visualizzare il modello di domanda clicca qui.
domenica, gennaio 15, 2012
martedì, gennaio 10, 2012
Dana Garden Design: Biblioteca in Cina_ Li Xiaodong Atelier
Dana Garden Design: Biblioteca in Cina_ Li Xiaodong Atelier:
Poi se c'hanno i tarli non venissero a lamentarsi...
"05 GENNAIO 2012
Biblioteca in Cina_ Li Xiaodong Atelier
Una piccola biblioteca per la lettura all'interno di un contesto naturale.
La scelta è stata quella di non costruire un nuovo edificio nel centro abitato del villaggio, ma di costruire la biblioteca in questo luogo particolare vicino alle montagne.
La scelta del materiale per il rivestimento dell'edificio, è stata fondamentale per il progetto. Dopo aver analizzato le caratteristiche dei materiali autoctoni del villaggio hanno scelto di utilizzare proprio il legname accatastato intorno ad ogni casa del villaggio.
Materiale ordinario usato in modo straordinario.
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Poi se c'hanno i tarli non venissero a lamentarsi...
"05 GENNAIO 2012
Biblioteca in Cina_ Li Xiaodong Atelier
Una piccola biblioteca per la lettura all'interno di un contesto naturale.
La scelta è stata quella di non costruire un nuovo edificio nel centro abitato del villaggio, ma di costruire la biblioteca in questo luogo particolare vicino alle montagne.
La scelta del materiale per il rivestimento dell'edificio, è stata fondamentale per il progetto. Dopo aver analizzato le caratteristiche dei materiali autoctoni del villaggio hanno scelto di utilizzare proprio il legname accatastato intorno ad ogni casa del villaggio.
Materiale ordinario usato in modo straordinario.
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IGIIC Gruppo Italiano » Corso Carta da Lucido2012
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Corso Carta da Lucido2012
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Corso Carta da Lucido2012
gennaio 10th, 2012
La ricerca della trasparenza nella carta ha radici profonde che vanno dalle carte impregnate di cera usate in Cina, già dal IX secolo, come supporto intermediario per realizzare una stampa a partire da un disegno, alle ricette di Cennino Cennini, nel Libro dell’Arte, in cui spiega come rendere trasparente una carta o una pergamena.
I risultati di queste ricerche, artigianali poi, dal 1850, industriali, prendono la forma di un supporto cartaceo conosciuto familiarmente con il nome di “carta da lucido” o piu’ semplicemente di “lucido” la cui caratteristica principale é la trasparenza parziale o la translucidità, che rende possibile il passaggio (trasmissione) della luce e delle immagini. Il lucido, generalmente usato come supporto intermediario, studio preparatorio, tappa di creazione o, piu’ raramente, come supporto definitivo di un’opera d’arte, permette di copiare, trasferire e corregge un disegno, un’idea o un progetto.
La carta da lucido é stata largamente usata da architetti, ingegneri, archeologi, geografi, gioiellieri, stilisti, artisti… che ci hanno lasciato un patrimonio culturale abbondante ed importante ma le cui condizioni di conservazione sono spesso precarie. Le ragioni di questa precarietà sono varie e vanno dallo statuto di questi documenti, spesso considerati come secondari a causa delle loro prima vocazione “utilitaria”, ai materiali constitutivi del supporto, dalla grande quantità di documenti prodotti al trattamento subito dalla cellulosa per ottenera la translucidità.
Oggi, la trasmissione e la divulgazione di questi documenti é diventata una priorità di varie istituzioni patrimoniali, questo solleva la problemática relativa allo stoccaggio, alla stabilizzazione ed alle condizioni di consultazione di questi disegni.
Il corso si rivolge a restauratori con almeno tre anni di esperienza nel campo del restauro della carta e dotati di cassetta degli attrezzi personali, possibilmente provvisti di alcuni disegni su lucido (dimensioni inferiori a 45 X 60 cm), diversamente verrà assegnato un disegno su cui lavorare.
Obiettivi del corso
• Offrire, ai partecipanti, una visione ampia della conservazione
• Identificare, esaminare e comprendere le alterazioni delle carte da lucido
• Indicare le soluzioni di stabilizzazione dei documenti e dei disegni su carta da lucido
• Realizzare gli interventi di restauro osservando i limiti del codice di deontologia, organizzando una chiara ed accurata documentazione ed accettando i limiti professionali
• Inserire il documento restaurato nel contesto istituzionale
Contenuto del corso
• Definizione della trasparenza e della translucidità
• Caratteristiche fisiche della carta da lucido
• Storia e fabbricazione della carta da lucido
• Identificazione e classificazione delle carte da lucido
• Alterazioni tipiche
• Conservazione
• Interventi di stabilizzazione e restauro
• Organizzazione e stoccaggio
Orario delle lezioni
giovedì 15 marzo
9,00- 13,00 / 14,00 – 18,00
venerdì 16 marzo
9,00- 13,00 / 14,00 – 18,00
sabato 17 marzo
9,30 – 13,30
totale ore 20
Numero massimo di partecipanti: 15
Quota di iscrizione
ll corso è a numero chiuso, i posti diponibili sono 15 e verranno assegnati in base all’ordine di iscrizione.
Prima di effettuare il pagamento attendere la conferma della preiscrizione da parte della segreteria organizzativa.
Solo dopo l’avvenuto pagamento l’iscrizione verrà considerata effettiva.
La quota di iscrizione è di € 390,00 (per gli iscritti all’IGIIC 2012 la quota è di € 350,00)
e comprende la partecipazione alle attività pratiche, il materiale didattico e supporto ove necessario, l’attestato di frequenza.
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Corso Carta da Lucido2012
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Corso Carta da Lucido2012
gennaio 10th, 2012
La ricerca della trasparenza nella carta ha radici profonde che vanno dalle carte impregnate di cera usate in Cina, già dal IX secolo, come supporto intermediario per realizzare una stampa a partire da un disegno, alle ricette di Cennino Cennini, nel Libro dell’Arte, in cui spiega come rendere trasparente una carta o una pergamena.
I risultati di queste ricerche, artigianali poi, dal 1850, industriali, prendono la forma di un supporto cartaceo conosciuto familiarmente con il nome di “carta da lucido” o piu’ semplicemente di “lucido” la cui caratteristica principale é la trasparenza parziale o la translucidità, che rende possibile il passaggio (trasmissione) della luce e delle immagini. Il lucido, generalmente usato come supporto intermediario, studio preparatorio, tappa di creazione o, piu’ raramente, come supporto definitivo di un’opera d’arte, permette di copiare, trasferire e corregge un disegno, un’idea o un progetto.
La carta da lucido é stata largamente usata da architetti, ingegneri, archeologi, geografi, gioiellieri, stilisti, artisti… che ci hanno lasciato un patrimonio culturale abbondante ed importante ma le cui condizioni di conservazione sono spesso precarie. Le ragioni di questa precarietà sono varie e vanno dallo statuto di questi documenti, spesso considerati come secondari a causa delle loro prima vocazione “utilitaria”, ai materiali constitutivi del supporto, dalla grande quantità di documenti prodotti al trattamento subito dalla cellulosa per ottenera la translucidità.
Oggi, la trasmissione e la divulgazione di questi documenti é diventata una priorità di varie istituzioni patrimoniali, questo solleva la problemática relativa allo stoccaggio, alla stabilizzazione ed alle condizioni di consultazione di questi disegni.
Il corso si rivolge a restauratori con almeno tre anni di esperienza nel campo del restauro della carta e dotati di cassetta degli attrezzi personali, possibilmente provvisti di alcuni disegni su lucido (dimensioni inferiori a 45 X 60 cm), diversamente verrà assegnato un disegno su cui lavorare.
Obiettivi del corso
• Offrire, ai partecipanti, una visione ampia della conservazione
• Identificare, esaminare e comprendere le alterazioni delle carte da lucido
• Indicare le soluzioni di stabilizzazione dei documenti e dei disegni su carta da lucido
• Realizzare gli interventi di restauro osservando i limiti del codice di deontologia, organizzando una chiara ed accurata documentazione ed accettando i limiti professionali
• Inserire il documento restaurato nel contesto istituzionale
Contenuto del corso
• Definizione della trasparenza e della translucidità
• Caratteristiche fisiche della carta da lucido
• Storia e fabbricazione della carta da lucido
• Identificazione e classificazione delle carte da lucido
• Alterazioni tipiche
• Conservazione
• Interventi di stabilizzazione e restauro
• Organizzazione e stoccaggio
Orario delle lezioni
giovedì 15 marzo
9,00- 13,00 / 14,00 – 18,00
venerdì 16 marzo
9,00- 13,00 / 14,00 – 18,00
sabato 17 marzo
9,30 – 13,30
totale ore 20
Numero massimo di partecipanti: 15
Quota di iscrizione
ll corso è a numero chiuso, i posti diponibili sono 15 e verranno assegnati in base all’ordine di iscrizione.
Prima di effettuare il pagamento attendere la conferma della preiscrizione da parte della segreteria organizzativa.
Solo dopo l’avvenuto pagamento l’iscrizione verrà considerata effettiva.
La quota di iscrizione è di € 390,00 (per gli iscritti all’IGIIC 2012 la quota è di € 350,00)
e comprende la partecipazione alle attività pratiche, il materiale didattico e supporto ove necessario, l’attestato di frequenza.
gennaio 10th, 2012"
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Il libro salvato dall'alluvione rinasce grazie al congelamento - Corriere Fiorentino
Il libro salvato dall'alluvione rinasce grazie al congelamento - Corriere Fiorentino: Il libro salvato dall'alluvione
rinasce grazie al congelamento
I preziosi volumi del XV-XVII secolo dell'Archivio storico di Aulla, finiti sotto il fango, congelati nelle celle frigorifere fornite dalla Bofrost e della Mercafir
Visti così, conservati in quattro grandi freezer, in sacchetti rosa con l'etichetta che ne indica il contenuto, sembrano maxi scorte di surgelati. Invece sono preziosi volumi del XV-XVII secolo dell'Archivio storico di Aulla, finiti sotto il fango durante l'alluvione che ha colpito la Lunigiana il 25 ottobre scorso. Sono stati recuperati dalla melma da studenti e volontari, congelati nelle celle frigorifere fornite dalla Bofrost e della Mercafir, e ora una parte è nel laboratorio di restauro della Biblioteca Nazionale, nell'ex Convento di S. Ambrogio, per essere trattata. Il freddo ha trasformato i libri in pesanti blocchi di ghiaccio (anche 7 chili), ma li ha salvati. «Congelandoli si è fermato lo sviluppo di microrganismi» spiega Alessandro Sidoti, uno dei restauratori, aprendo i freezer e mostrando i quasi 300 libri conservati. Sono qui in attesa di essere liofilizzati e puliti.
In quello che sembra un forno da cucina, ma è un liofilizzatore che frutta basse temperature e pressione, vengono scongelati e asciugati: il ghiaccio sublima e il fango diventa una polvere finissima da spazzare via con un pennellino. «Questo metodo di asciugatura ha vari vantaggi: l'acqua rimane dov'è, il fango non penetra nella carta, non fa sciogliere la collatura, che quindi non migra verso l'esterno della pagina, evitando che si formino gore o che le pagine si incollino». In questo caso, per liofilizzare un volume ci vogliono anche dieci giorni, tanta è l'acqua che impregna le pagine. Per i libri di Aulla i danni sono stati, letteralmente, congelati. Non si può dire lo stesso, invece, per le opere della Nazionale, alluvionate nel '66 . «I nostri libri sono stati nell'acqua a lungo, il materiale è stato asciugato via via, ma mentre un libro veniva asciugato gli altri si danneggiavano ancora di più, molti poi sono stati essiccati ad alte temperature». Risultato: margini sfrangiati, copertine in cuoio abbrustolite, pagine appiccicate tra loro, “colla” addensata.
I libri però sono stati salvati e gli errori inevitabilmente commessi hanno insegnato molto su come trattare i volumi bagnati. «Non ultimo che i disastri si devono prevenire, per quanto è possibile» conclude Alessandro. La Biblioteca ora ha un piano di pronto intervento per affrontare i vari rischi a cui sono esposti i libri e ogni dipendente porta con sé un prezioso vademecum con le azioni da compiere in caso di emergenza. E' lo stesso che è stato mandato ad Aulla immediatamente dopo l'alluvione e che ha permesso di salvare molti volumi colpiti. «Il nostro lavoro sui libri alluvionati nel 1966 è stato ed è molto invasivo: il libro si scuce, si smonta, si lava poi si rattoppa, si ricuce e si rilega» commenta Gisella Guasti, che dirige il laboratorio dal 1995. «Per questo, sapendo quanto può essere distruttivo il restauro, cerchiamo di puntare sulla prevenzione, attraverso un piano che spiega cosa fare prima ma che prevede anche l’insegnamento delle azioni corrette da compiere per il dopo».
Ivana Zuliani
09 gennaio 2012
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rinasce grazie al congelamento
I preziosi volumi del XV-XVII secolo dell'Archivio storico di Aulla, finiti sotto il fango, congelati nelle celle frigorifere fornite dalla Bofrost e della Mercafir
Visti così, conservati in quattro grandi freezer, in sacchetti rosa con l'etichetta che ne indica il contenuto, sembrano maxi scorte di surgelati. Invece sono preziosi volumi del XV-XVII secolo dell'Archivio storico di Aulla, finiti sotto il fango durante l'alluvione che ha colpito la Lunigiana il 25 ottobre scorso. Sono stati recuperati dalla melma da studenti e volontari, congelati nelle celle frigorifere fornite dalla Bofrost e della Mercafir, e ora una parte è nel laboratorio di restauro della Biblioteca Nazionale, nell'ex Convento di S. Ambrogio, per essere trattata. Il freddo ha trasformato i libri in pesanti blocchi di ghiaccio (anche 7 chili), ma li ha salvati. «Congelandoli si è fermato lo sviluppo di microrganismi» spiega Alessandro Sidoti, uno dei restauratori, aprendo i freezer e mostrando i quasi 300 libri conservati. Sono qui in attesa di essere liofilizzati e puliti.
In quello che sembra un forno da cucina, ma è un liofilizzatore che frutta basse temperature e pressione, vengono scongelati e asciugati: il ghiaccio sublima e il fango diventa una polvere finissima da spazzare via con un pennellino. «Questo metodo di asciugatura ha vari vantaggi: l'acqua rimane dov'è, il fango non penetra nella carta, non fa sciogliere la collatura, che quindi non migra verso l'esterno della pagina, evitando che si formino gore o che le pagine si incollino». In questo caso, per liofilizzare un volume ci vogliono anche dieci giorni, tanta è l'acqua che impregna le pagine. Per i libri di Aulla i danni sono stati, letteralmente, congelati. Non si può dire lo stesso, invece, per le opere della Nazionale, alluvionate nel '66 . «I nostri libri sono stati nell'acqua a lungo, il materiale è stato asciugato via via, ma mentre un libro veniva asciugato gli altri si danneggiavano ancora di più, molti poi sono stati essiccati ad alte temperature». Risultato: margini sfrangiati, copertine in cuoio abbrustolite, pagine appiccicate tra loro, “colla” addensata.
I libri però sono stati salvati e gli errori inevitabilmente commessi hanno insegnato molto su come trattare i volumi bagnati. «Non ultimo che i disastri si devono prevenire, per quanto è possibile» conclude Alessandro. La Biblioteca ora ha un piano di pronto intervento per affrontare i vari rischi a cui sono esposti i libri e ogni dipendente porta con sé un prezioso vademecum con le azioni da compiere in caso di emergenza. E' lo stesso che è stato mandato ad Aulla immediatamente dopo l'alluvione e che ha permesso di salvare molti volumi colpiti. «Il nostro lavoro sui libri alluvionati nel 1966 è stato ed è molto invasivo: il libro si scuce, si smonta, si lava poi si rattoppa, si ricuce e si rilega» commenta Gisella Guasti, che dirige il laboratorio dal 1995. «Per questo, sapendo quanto può essere distruttivo il restauro, cerchiamo di puntare sulla prevenzione, attraverso un piano che spiega cosa fare prima ma che prevede anche l’insegnamento delle azioni corrette da compiere per il dopo».
Ivana Zuliani
09 gennaio 2012
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