Dear Colleagues, I am working on a preservation and treatment plan for an artist book containing drawings, collaged images, dried olives, bread and several botanical specimens. The botanical specimens are delicate and have deteriorated, leaving powdered debris on the neighboring page. The pages are held in a two-ring binder, with no other binding, and the metal rings pose a risk of tearing the paper. I am considering consolidation of the botanical specimens to reduce further powdering and would like to know if anyone has experience with vapourized consolidants (gelatin, methyl cellulose, Klucel G) for botanical specimens. The drawn media on the pages have not been spot tested yet, so it is unclear whether it is sensitive to water or other solvents.
I am also looking for options on how to rehouse the pages with desiccated organic samples – the pages are held in a binder and have material on both the recto and the verso. These pages with organic material make up approximately a quarter of the total book, though some of the samples have caused oil staining on surrounding pages. All of the pages will be removed from the binder for storage, therefore I am considering whether to maintain their original order with padded interleafing for the organic pages or to store these fragile pages separate to the rest of the book. Thank you! Lindsay Sisson Paper Conservation Intern, Conservation et Restauration Centre Canadien d'Architecture|Canadian Centre for Architecture 1920, rue Baile, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3H 2S6 ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
