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Bexx Caswell

Bookbinding and Conservation Portfolio

CONSERVATION TREATMENTS

PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

107 Before Treatment - The cover boards of all 5 volumes are warped, which puts stress on the joints and creates a shelving problem.

107 After Treatment - The cover boards were humidified and flattened. As a result, the thickness of each book was reduced 10-20mm.

107 Before Treatment - Close-up of the joint on volume 1, which is splitting as a result of the warped cover boards.

107 After Treatment - Close-up onf joint of volume 1. No further splitting occured as a result of treatment.

Images and text used with permission from the Iowa State University Library