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Clean off the old glue from the spine

For rare books restoration and conservation purpose; in many cases, spine lining, and animal glue should be removed (cleaned off) completely, in order to restore and conserve the sewing or the spine. Several techniques are used for loosening and clean off old glue from spines. Be careful when you clean off the animal glue from the book spine. Watch this video tutorial, demonstrate one of the most applied practice. In this video methylcellulose solution with a concentration of 4% has been used (Viscosity: 2000 cPs at 2% in water, pH 7.0.) Watch the video: https://youtu.be/4W1msNhl29g ------------------- Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details id=com.bokbinding.conservation Find more apps that I developed for conservators here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6585273696596761535 My Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sherif3afifi My we...

How to Shelf Mark Rare Books: Best Practices and Labeling Methods

Labels on rare collections (books, manuscripts, documents, photo albums, etc.) are often glued directly onto these objects. Over time, this can cause damage to the original binding materials, and in most cases, this damage is irreversible. In this blog, I will share my experiences from the past few years of thinking about and experimenting with ways to deal with these labels on rare book collections. Some methods have proven to be effective and safe, while others have not. As conservators, we always prioritize the reversibility of any technique we apply to rare objects. Rare Book Labeling in Libraries A) An 18th-century binding damaged by a new archival label. Labeling Recommendations for Modern and New Archival Materials (Books, Magazines, etc.): For general collections, acceptable acid-free book labels are available from library suppliers. Alternatively, if it is absolutely necessary to label the inside of a book cover directly, a soft pencil ...

Using gloves or not? In archival material conservation | Here is the answer

For those who always asking; why don't you use gloves in most of your YoutTube video tutorials about books and paper conservation . The answer is: most of the conservators believe that using gloves in many cases make them clumsy and more likely to create more damage to the object. Moreover, wearing gloves actually increases the potential for physically damaging fragile material through mishandling. I understand it looks more professional and in many times showy to watch a conservator wearing blue surgical gloves, but actually, it is not in need in most of the cases, especially in paper and book conservation, it is better to wash hands often rather than to wear gloves. most of paper and books conservators-restorers know the disadvantages of gloves (especially cotton gloves) Specifically, the Library of Congress recommends the following: “Before handling any collection item, thoroughly wash and dry hands. Contrary to widespread belief, glove...

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