Professional paper
Implementation of methods for examination of paper-based library materials
Maja Kostadinovska
orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-5415
; NacionaLna i univerzitetska biblioteka Sv. Kliment Ohridski, Skopje, Makedonija
Zorica Jakovleska Spirovska
Abstract
This article presents a number of conventional and modern techniques used for the examination of paper-based library materials, which were recently implemented in the Conservation and Restoration Laboratory at the National and University Library “St. Clement of Ohrid” - Skopje. The most important and widely used approaches for conducting the conservation research on many forms of works on paper with a historical value are outlined in terms of their applications and the kind of information on the constituent materials of paper artifacts that can be extracted. Special attention is paid to the conventional methods of micro-chemical analyses of paper artifacts. The sensitivity of the technique, various results obtained during the analysis with possible interferences, and the most compatible modern method are Summarised. A set of examples is provided for the demonstration of the capabilities of these methods for examination of paper and paper additives on manuscripts and old print books, some of which are part of the movable cultural heritage of the Republic of Macedonia.
Keywords
examination methods; paper-based library materials; cultural heritage; National and University Library “St. Clement of Ohrid” – Skopje
Hrčak ID:
156684
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Publication date:
25.4.2016.
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