153
Accession Number
29466
Author
Quandt, Abigail
Editor
Fogle, Sonja
Title Of Article Chaper
Leather consolidation with klucel g
Title Of Journal Book
Recent advances in leather conservation. Proceedings of a refresher course, june 1984
Pages
79-80
Publisher
The foundation of the american institute for conservation
Publisher City
Washington
ISBN
933098049
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Recent advances in leather conservation
Meeting City
Harpers ferry
Abstract
A description of the use of klucel g (hydroxypropyl cellulose) as a consolidant for powdering leather bindings. The method of application was developed by a. Cains for use on light-damaged bindings in the library of trinity college, dublin. Used at a concentration of 2% in ethanol, it does not darken red rot deteriorated leather as do water-based solutions. It appears to consolidate the powdery material and block its continued deterioration. Afterwards a leather dressing of beeswax, lanolin, cedarwood oil and neat's foot oil is applied. Losses are infilled with thin pieces of new leather, the material chosen more for its strength than for colour match. Wheatflour paste is preferred as adhesive to pva, as it is considered more reversible. Aniline dyes are used for toning both vellum and leather; the method used on vellum is described. A 5th century coptic book (shown in slides) is still in better condition than many modern bindings. It is suggested that research into why old leathers have survived could be valuable.
Keywords
Book, binding conservation; leather, impregnation consolidation; leather, dressing; leather, deterioration chemical; leather, deterioration; book, binding restoration; book, binding leather; book, binding deterioration
pub_id
153
Meeting Date
19840600; june 1984