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Geoff Holman Collection

Conservation

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

The ledger before conservation.
The ledger before conservation
Removing the leather
Removing the leather
Fitting a linen lining on the spine
Fitting a linen lining on the spine
Repairing and strengthening the spring back
Repairing and strengthening the spring back
Preparing the endpapers
Preparing the endpapers. The paper used was an old design used in commercial binderies in London
Calf leather was used to bind the ledgers
Calf leather was used to bind the ledgers
The rebound ledgers arriving back at the archive
The rebound ledgers arriving back at the Archive
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