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Paper Spine For Thin Volumes, Donia J. Conn, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
Paper Spine For Thin Volumes, Donia J. Conn, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
Similar in concept to the Molded Paper Spine, this treatment is intended for materials in the collection printed before 1800 in which the text block is less than 1cm thick. The technique comes from Frank Mowery at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Conservation Re-Casing (Binding), Donia Conn, Peter D. Verheyen, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
Conservation Re-Casing (Binding), Donia Conn, Peter D. Verheyen, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
Conservation recasing is a way to preserve our 19th and 20th century materials in which the bindings have failed and, in many cases, been lost over time. It is not intended to be used on valuable bindings or volumes printed before 1800. The structure used is based on the German (Bradel) case binding.
"Molded" Paper Spine Binding, Donia J. Conn, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
"Molded" Paper Spine Binding, Donia J. Conn, Department Of Preservation And Conservation
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
The molded paper spine is a rebacking/recasing structure intended for leather-bound books for which the covers have deteriorated too much to be salvageable. The new molded paper spine looks very much like leather and is very strong.