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268 Conservation of the Vienna Genesis and the new storage system
water, as the adhesives tend to mix better. The adhesives and their activation are listed
in Table 3. The tissues were activated and applied on Whatman paper, sheep and lamb
parchment. On the lamb parchment, the tissues were applied to both the flesh and hair
side. A selection of the listed adhesives was applied on Whatman paper No. 1 and parch-
ment by brushing and in the form of remoistenable tissue (Table 4). These samples were
artificially aged for 10 days at 80 °C, 65 % RH in a climate chamber37 VCC3 4034 (Vötsch
Industrietechnik), which was controlled by the software SIMPAT 4.0. The samples were
evaluated visually and mechanically by peeling the tissue off its support. Optical features,
handling and solvent mixtures were compared.
Table 4: List of artificially aged adhesives and remoistenable tissues
Adhesive Concentration Reactivation
Klucel G (in ethanol) 2.5 % w/v Ethanol
5 % w/v Ethanol
Gelatine Photogelatine Gelita 2.5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
Gelatine-Klucel G (in water), 1:1 v/v 2.5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
Isinglass 2.5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
Isinglass-Klucel G (in water), 1:1 v/v 2.5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
Parchment glue 2.5 % w/v Ethanol-water 1:1 v/v
37 The climate chamber was provided by the Institute of Art and Technology, University of Applied
Arts Vienna. Fig. 27: Reactivation system by Eliza
Jacobi and the tools and ma-
terials used for mending the
fragile areas on the Vienna
Genesis.
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The Vienna Genesis
Material analysis and conservation of a Late Antique illuminated manuscript on purple parchment
- Title
- The Vienna Genesis
- Subtitle
- Material analysis and conservation of a Late Antique illuminated manuscript on purple parchment
- Editor
- Christa Hofmann
- Publisher
- Böhlau Verlag
- Location
- Wien
- Date
- 2020
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-205-21058-0
- Size
- 17.3 x 24.5 cm
- Pages
- 348