we absolutely have to do this project. the more damaged or vulnerable items will be treated here, at the conservation laboratory. so, this is an example from the manuscripts collection. it s a map, and here it is being surface cleaned, and clodagh s using what we call a smoke sponge. you see the kind of muck that we get off. and then a very fine brush, to make sure no debris is left. so, over here, this book had suffered from the board separating from the text block, and it has been re backed with this new piece of leather, and the next stage is to look at the pages of the book. oh, wow. and in this case, there is a running tear, so in situ tear repair will happen now, just to prevent that from extending through use.
so, this is an example from the manuscripts collection. it s a map, and here it is being surface cleaned, and clodagh s using what we call a smoke sponge. you see the kind of muck that we get off. and then a very fine brush, to make sure no debris is left. so, over here, this book had suffered from the board separating from the text block, and it has been re backed with this new piece of leather, and the next stage is to look at the pages of the book. oh, wow. and in this case, there is a running tear, so in situ tear repair will happen now, just to prevent that from extending through use. so, yeah, so, researchers who are going to be reading this a lot, they re going to be turning pages, which leads to wear and tear? that s right. so, in our treatment, we have that in mind, and what we are looking to do is stabilise the item. we can t leave this collection just sitting on the shelf
with exactly that, right? absolutely. this year, the library has launched an ambitious 90 million euro restoration to improve the building s environmental controls and help protect the collection. during the project, every single one of these books will be cleaned, catalogued and moved off site. if you didn t do it, what would happen? well, the books would deteriorate more. the building, already, we know there are structural issues with it. we ve got to do it. actually, there isn t a choice. we absolutely have to do this project. the more damaged or vulnerable items will be treated here, at the conservation laboratory. so, this is an example from the manuscripts collection. it s a map, and here it is being surface cleaned, and clodagh s using what we call a smoke sponge.
to do this project. the more damaged or vulnerable items will be treated here, at the conservation laboratory. so, this is an example from the manuscripts collection. it s a map, and here it is being surface cleaned, and clodagh s using what we call a smoke sponge. you see the kind of muck that we get off. and then a very fine brush, to make sure no debris is left. so, over here, this book had suffered from the board separating from the text block, and it has been re backed with this new piece of leather, and the next stage is to look at the pages of the book. oh, wow. and in this case, there is a running tear, so in situ tear repair will happen now, just to prevent that
we ve got to do it. actually, there isn t a choice. we absolutely have to do this project. the more damaged or vulnerable items will be treated here, at the conservation laboratory. so, this is an example from the manuscripts collection. it s a map, and here it is being surface cleaned, and clodagh s using what we call a smoke sponge. you see the kind of muck that we get off. and then a very fine brush, to make sure no debris is left. so, over here, this book had suffered from the board separating from the text block, and it has been re backed with this new piece of leather, and the next stage is to look at the pages of the book. oh, wow. and in this case, there is a running tear, so in situ tear repair will happen now, just to prevent that from extending through use.