ID #: 1142
Title: Cultrivori prussiaci curatio singularis…
Author: Daniel Beckher
Date: 1640
ID #: 1143
Title: De igne magorum philosophorumque…
Author: Heinrich Khunrath
Date: 1608
ID #: 1144
Title: Problematum medicinalium ex sententia…
Author: Alvise Trissino
Date: 1629
Treatment Date: May 2018
About the treatment: Scott Devine, Kate Bator, and I worked on a conservation project of 12 parchment bindings from the Winthrop Collection from April to May 2018. First, we documented the condition and damages observed in each binding. A variety of adhesives and repair materials were prepared and experimented on sample parchments.
Adhesives: Zen Shofu wheat starch paste | Isinglass | Fish gelatin | Gelatin mousse | Lascaux
Materials: Asian long-fibered papers | Goldbeater’s skin | Alum-tawed goldbeater’s skin
I treated three books, which involved filling losses (#1142), humidification and flattening of deformed parchment (#1143), and reattachment of pastedown sheet (#1144).
Title: Crania Americana
Author: Samuel George Morton
Date: 1889
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. Dobson, Chestnut Street; London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
Treatment Date: February 2018
About the treatment: This book is a cloth case binding. The textblock was completely detached from the case with loose endpapers and a plate. The loose sheets were worn and had many tears along the edges. The plates and endpapers were mended with Japanese paper (Tengujo and Tosa Kozo) and wheat starch paste. The detached leaves were reattached to the textblock. A transverse lining of thick Japanese paper was attached to the spine, and then the textblock was reattached to the case by inserting the flange underneath the pastedown.
Title: Dr. Minder’s Anatomical Manikin of the Human body…
Author: William S. Furneaux
Date: [1900?]
Publisher: New York: American Thermo-Ware Co.
Treatment Date: February 2018
About the treatment: Three chromolithograph leaves of the male body are printed on both sides, which are attached by superimposing tabs. It provides successive interior views of the muscular system, nervous system, and organs. These flaps are attached on the facing page of the title page. The text pages were loose but the goal of the treatment was mending and reinforcing the tabs. I used Tengujo, wheat starch paste, and watercolor pencils for toning.