Geoff Holman Collection – Page 4

Conservation

The ledgers which came with the collection had severely damaged bindings with decaying leather. We had these professionally rebound.

The ledger before conservation

Removing the leather

Fitting a linen lining on the spine

Repairing and strengthening the spring back

Preparing the endpapers. The paper used was an old design used in commercial binderies in London

Calf leather was used to bind the ledgers

The rebound ledgers arriving back at the Archive

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