2. Preservation and conservation
Reinhard Feldmann
Preservation and Conservation
ƒ Bearer of information
ƒ Clay > papyrus > Paper > Microfilm > E-paper
ƒ Medium of writing or printing
ƒ Stylus > Ink > Laser
ƒ Binding and appearance
ƒ „Book“ > Tablet
11. Preservation and Conservation
Preservation and Conservation (1)
ƒ Cooperation
ƒ Education
ƒ Knowledge & research
ƒ Institutional context & workflow
ƒ Financial equipment
12. Preservation and Conservation (2)
ƒ General remarks
ƒ Paper decay and mass neutralisation
ƒ Desaster preparedness
ƒ Individual restauration / single item
treatment
Preservation and Conservation
17. Preservation and Conservation (2)
ƒ General remarks
ƒ Paper decay and mass neutralisation
ƒ Desaster preparedness
ƒ Individual restauration / single item
treatment
Preservation and Conservation
22. Preservation and Conservation (2)
ƒ General remarks
ƒ Paper decay and mass neutralisation
ƒ Desaster preparedness
ƒ Individual restauration / single item
treatment
Preservation and Conservation
26. „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
27. „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