Stowe House Collection
Author/creator: Stowe House
Imprint/date: 18th century
Owner:The Huntington Library
Condition Overview: Collection of 14 volumes presenting various forms of degradation including several preferential openings in addition to partial and full board detachment. To restore the structural integrity of the volumes, some volumes received new end bands sewn-off the book and rebacked with calf skin.
Spine view (BT)
Before treatment photo documentation
Before Treatment
After Treatment
(1BT) Spine view; broken joints; heavily degraded red rotted leather; multiple preferential openings.
(1AT) Spine view; calf-skin rebacked leather spine.
(2BT) Three-quarter view; broken joints; heavily degraded red rotted leather; multiple preferential openings.
(2AT) Spine view; calf-skin rebacked leather spine.
(3BT) Spine view; uncontrolled spine throw-up.
(3AT) Spine view; controlled spine throw-up after application of multiple spine layers: paper spine-lining, transverse spine-lining, sewn-off the book bead on the edge endband, and calf-skin leather reback.