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274 Conservation of the Vienna Genesis and the new storage system
Conservation
Before the scientific analyses of the Vienna Genesis, the acrylic sheets were opened, as
described above. An initial mending of the most endangered areas of the parchment had
to be carried out in order to prevent further damage during the investigations. The larger
gaps, tears and the most fragile areas, where the parchment could curl up or where fur-
ther losses might occur, were secured with small
bridges of remoistenable tissue. Berlin tissue was
coloured with watercolours and coated with
Klucel G 5 %, dissolved in water. The pieces
were cut with a scalpel on a small cutting mat
to a size of approx. 5 x 2 mm. For handling the
small tissue bridges, a pair of curved tweezers
was used (Fig. 29). For reactivation, a system of
sponge cloth and blotting paper, soaked with
37 ml of a 3:1 v/v mixture of ethanol and water,
was used. The methods of colouring, coating
and reactivation are explained above.
After the scientific analyses were concluded,
the folios were carefully examined a second
time. In addition to the first stabilisation, fur-
Fig. 29: a) Toned and coated Berlin tissue approx. 10 x
10 cm, b) application with tweezers, approx. 5
x 2 mm.
Fig. 30: Mended areas, a) before and b) after treatment.
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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