PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF BOOK AND PAPER

Inserted into the study path of archival and library sciences, the course aims to provide the acquisition of skills necessary for the management of the conservation of archival and library heritage, starting from theoretical assumptions to illustrate the main operational modalities.

The main objective of the course is to provide useful preparation for the management of conservation activities in archives and libraries. This includes identifying priorities, evaluating conservative and operational methods, defining the conservation status of an asset, and recognizing the invasiveness level of a treatment.

No specific requirements are necessary for attending the course and taking the final exam.

The course program is structured around the following topics:
History of library conservation
Manufacture of ancient materials
Processes of degradation
Differences between preventive, maintenance, and restoration treatments
Assessment of the invasiveness of the intervention
Projectual process of restoration treatment
Different work phases with the use of the project form.

C. Brandi, Teoria del Restauro, Einaudi,1977 (Capitoli 1,3,5)
F. Gallo, Storia del Restauro librario dalle origini ai nostri giorni, Editrice bibliografica, 1992
AA.VV. a cura di C.C.Brach, Gli Itinerari della carta. Dall'oriente all'occidente: produzione e conservazione. Gangemi editore, 2010 (Capitoli: 1 L'oriente e la carta, 4 L'Europa di carta, 7 Ricerca e innovazione)
AA.VV. Archivi & biblioteche. Sugli infestanti e le infestazioni, Quaderni Vol. 3, Gangemi editore, 2008
C. Federici, A,B e C. Dialogo sulla conservazione di carte vecchie e nuove, Carocci, 2005. (c.1 e c.4.1 e 4.2 for attending students , all chapters are recommended for non-attending students)
AA.VV. Per una didattica del restauro librario: diario del corso di formazione per assistenti restauratori della Regione Siciliana / a cura di C. Federici e M.C. Romano, Biblioteca Centrale della Regione Siciliana, 1990 (da p.65 a p.77 - da p.95 a p.101 - da p.131 a p.144 - da p.183 a p.187 - da p.201 a p.254 recommended for non-attending students)
Bibliography and study materials will be provided during the course on the moodle platform.

The final exam is oral.The overall evaluation will be expressed on the basis of the final interview.

The course consists of 30 hours of lessons, divided into theoretical frontal hours supported by photographic material to show students ancient material, various types of degradation, and the main restoration techniques. Whenever possible, visits to archival and library conservation sites will be arranged for a direct view of the topics covered in class.

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