European Parchment Fragment Collection❈
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Author/creator: Unknown
Imprint/date: Unknown
Owner: The Library of Congress, Rare Book Division
Condition Overview: Text obstructing creases; planar distortion; cockling; tears; losses; staining.
Treatment Justification: This project focused on testing parchment humidification (chamber vs. Gore-Tex pack), flattening (magnet tensioning vs. pin tensioning), stain reduction (HAGG vs. LAGG), and mending techniques (Mulberry tissues vs. goldbeater's skin), relying on the object's profile, to make the fragments and deeds safe for handling during digitization.
MS. 5160 Deed No.3 before humidification and tensioning; raking light illumination.
MS. 5160 Deed No.2
Treatment Summary:
Gentle Gore-Tex pack humidification of text obstructing creases.
Localized magnet tensioning and drying between blotters.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
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MS. 5160 Deed No.3
Treatment Summary:
Overall vapor chamber humidification.
Overall earth magnets tensioning
Felt drying.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
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MS. 5160 Deed No.4
Treatment Summary:
Overall vapor chamber humidification.
Overall pin and clips tensioning.
Felt drying.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
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MS. 5161 Ricci No. 1❈
Treatment Summary:
Localized HAGG humidification and stain reduction.
Localized drying.
Mending with 1:1 WSP: MC precoated tissue reactivated with WSP.
Localized drying.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
MS. 5161 Ricci No. 10❈
Treatment Summary:
Localized HAGG humidification and stain reduction.
Localized magnet tensioning and blotter drying.
Mending with alumn tawed goldbeaters skin with gelatin.
Localized drying.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
During Treatment
MS. 5161 Ricci No. 9❈
Treatment photo-documentation
Treatment Summary
Localized removal with brush in ethanol of parchment tape.
Localized humidification of creases and flattening with magnets.
Localized blotter drying.
Mending with 1:1 WSP: MC precoated tissue reactivated with WSP.
Localized drying.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
During Treatment
MS. 5161 Ricci No. 7❈
Treatment photo-documentation
Treatment Summary:
Localized mending with 4% gelatin of tears with pastel toned and Lascaux HV coated to-match gold beater skin.
Localized blotter drying.
Treatment photo documentation: Before & After Treatment (from left to right)
