Nadine Sarad

Camberwell College of Arts : BA (Hons) Conservation

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Artist Statement:

My major project for my degree involved the conservation and restoration of an early eighteenth century German calf leather binding entitled ‘Meteorologia Philosophico – Politica, in duordecim dissertationes per quaestiones Meteoroliigicas et conclusiones politicas divisa, appositisque Sumbolis illustrata’.

On receipt the book was damaged severely throughout with the paper being badly ingrained with dirt and stained from handling, which greatly weakened it. Some pages were detached from the text block; others showed traces of live mould under UV light. The covering leather was in poor condition and in need of cleaning and repair.

The fragile condition of the hand made rag paper made it necessary to take the text block apart. All three hundred pages were washed after surface cleaning and resizing, and paper repair was carried out to stabilise the object and make it accessible again.

The calf leather was cleaned, stabilised and repaired. The text block was rebound and re-attached to its cover and a drop-spine box has been constructed to house the book in future.

Nadine Sarad

Camberwell College of Arts : BA (Hons) Conservation

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