What A Day!

امروز، روز پرواز بود. ویلیام شتنر به فضا پرواز کرد و من به کتابخانه پرتیکو. امروز اولین روز کاریم به عنوان داوطلب برای نگهداری  از کتایهای فدیمی بود

William Shatner went to space & I went to Portico Library; today was my first day of working as a volunteer in the library.

I learnt about:

-handling fragile and precious books. Taking books out of shelves, cleaning them and getting them ready for repair all required techniques that I now have some knowledge of

-the feel of different types of papers used in different periods and for inserting image

-examples of recycling papers used for binding

-the difference between conservation (focusing on preserving the original book ) and restoration (focusing on putting back to its original features) 

-two different types of binding: Hollow back (A binding that leaves a space between the spine and the cover) and Tight back (A binding that the cover is glued to its back)

-Ideal temperature for conserving the books is 16-19 degree C and humidity of 45-55%

-factors involve in degradation are: light humidity, temperature, air pollution and handling 

 

I am the first volunteer who could take a book out (on trial basis).

Tea under the architecturally magnificent ceiling. 

Watermark on one of the papers. the long fibres are also visible.

An examples of recycling papers used for binding.

A fantastic day at Portico Library.

After cleaning the bottom part of the rim.

To protect the fragile books they are placed on a cushion.

I came across a book that apparently was never read. The pages were attached on top. How lonely it must have felt.

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