A Bible from Berlin

A bible in the Lithuanian language, printed in Berlin at the beginning of the 20th century.

Private collection.

 

Conservation by Ieva Rusteikaitė.

Condition

  • Dust and dirt
  • Mould
  • Tears and loss in sheets, especially the last gatherings and endleaves
  • Loose boards
  • Complete loss of the cover spine
  • Important loss in the covering material
  • Board deformation and delamination
  • Previous repair
  • Loose gatherings and leaves

Treatment

  • Removement of previous repair
  • Mould prevention (disinfection)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Paper loss repair
  • Board flattening and consolidation
  • Attachment of gatherings and leaves
  • Consolidation of the spine
  • Repair of the covering material
  • Cover attachment to the text-block
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