Reinhard Feldmann

Preservation, Conservation& Data Curation

Introduction

Legaspi: Aquinas University10th to 12th of April 2014

Preservation and conservation

Reinhard Feldmann

Preservation and Conservation

§ Bearer of information

§ Clay > papyrus > Paper > Microfilm > E-paper

§ Medium of writing or printing

§ Stylus > Ink > Laser

§ Binding and appearance

§ „Book“ > Tablet

Mediaeval Manuscript (Illuminated prayer-book)

Mediaeval manuscript: Hoya-Missal, Illumination

Incunable (with woodcut)

Block-book from Mongolia

Chinese papermaking

German and European papermaking

Chinese clay letters (around 1050)

Rizal: Mi ultimo adios

Preservation and Conservation

Preservation and Conservation (1)

§ Cooperation

§ Education

§ Knowledge & research

§ Institutional context & workflow

§ Financial equipment

Preservation and Conservation (2)

§ General remarks

§ Paper decay and mass neutralisation

§ Desaster preparedness

§ Individual restauration / single item treatment

Preservation and Conservation

Damage through Water

Mould after Damage through Water

Ink corrosion (paper)

Microfilms: Vinegar syndrom

Preservation and Conservation (2)

§ General remarks

§ Paper decay and mass neutralisation

§ Desaster preparedness

§ Individual restauration / single item treatment

Preservation and Conservation

Deacidification methods

Deacidification methods

§ Papersave

§ PapersaveSwiss

§ CBC:2

§ Bückeburg Conservation Process

„Deacidification methods“

PapersaveSwiss

„Deacidification methods“

CBCL:2 (Leipzig, Germany)

Deacidification methods

BCP – Single sheet

Preservation and Conservation (2)

§ General remarks

§ Paper decay and mass neutralisation

§ Desaster preparedness

§ Individual restauration / single item treatment

Preservation and Conservation

Flood in Dresden 2002

Fire in Weimar 2004

Brandkatastrophe in Weimar 2004

Breakdown Historical Archive Cologne

„preservation and restauration“

Basic considerations

1. Books are cultural assets

2. Securing text and “intrinsic value“

3. Restoration begins with dicussion

4. Full restoration or „minimal intervention“?

5. Originality & Historical traces

6. Concluding age and history

„preservation and restauration“

Demands towards the restorer

1. Use existing material, replacement only due to technical, not to aesthetic reasons

2. Reversability

3. Restauration method must be justified

4. Documentation of restauration and methods

5. No loss of information