“Navigation Spiritualized” by John Flavel
The Navigation Spiritualized or A New Compass for Seamen is a 19th century book written by John Flavel. The book belongs to a private owner in the U.K.
The book is a brown full leather binding which needed cleaning, consolidation of the leather, and board reinforcement to be handled safely.
The outside joints were consolidated with solvent-set tissue made with a thin machine-made Japanese paper, coloured with acrylic paints and coated with Lascaux 498HV.
In order to protect the book after its conservation, a clamshell box was made. This preventive conservation measure provides safe storage for the book and reduces the risks of future damage.
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- “Navigation Spiritualized” – Before treatment.
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- Rehousing – Clamshell box.
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- Consolidation of the spine with Japanese paper.
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- Spine treated with toned solvent-set tissue.
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- Detail – After treatment.
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- Consolidation of corners with toned Japanese paper. SC6000 coating finish applied on top of the consolidation.
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- Consolidation of the endpapers inside hinge. Use of toned Japanese paper.
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- Clamshell box with tooled title. Use of a PräGnant Blocking Press.
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