Conservation of Paper Materials: Minor Repair
Introduction
In this course, you can learn how to quickly repair library materials using washi (traditional Japanese hand-made paper) and starch paste.
* This course focuses on quick repair of general library materials for people who do not have expertise in conservation treatments. Please do not use methods introduced in the course on rare materials and heavily deteriorated ones.
* National Diet Library, Japan accepts no responsibility for any problem or damage to materials brought about by using methods introduced in this course.
Link to video
Details
| Title | Duration |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1 minute |
| Tears with overlapping edges | 3 minutes |
| Tears with sharp cut edges | 6 minutes |
| Tears passing through texts or illustrations | 4 minutes |
| Missing page corners | 5 minutes |
| Hinging-in a detached page | 9 minutes |