ブックタイトルConservation and Restoration of Western Paper

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Conservation and Restoration of Western Paper

distort are placed in custom-made phaseboxes or folders after treatment to preventthem from future damage (Photo 6).11-3. Nomura CorporationNomura Co., Ltd. holds a collection ofover 18,000 archives concerning publicrecords of national and internationalmuseum exhibitions, pamphlets, posters, andtickets. The PTJ has been working on thedeacidification, minor treatment and storageof this collection. Exhibition documents arecomprised of a variety of books, magazines,single sheets, and over size documents.Some of the paper items have physicaldamages, often in need of minor repairs.This is the type of collection which needs athorough examination for a precise repairestimate and for deacidification possibility.After treatment, housing methods andimprovements are considered an importantpart of the entire treatment process and thisis still in progress (Photo 7).Among the treated items so far, there wasan interesting example where documentswere stored in hand-made hard board cases.The case itself, constructed by the previousowner, was not adequate for preservation,but proved that it protected the documentsfrom external factors.12. ConclusionWhen introducing a mass deacidificationtreatment to libraries and archivescommercially, adequate explanation of acidicpaper and the effect of deacidification isnecessary. Also, the extensive knowledge onpaper based items and writing materials forthe correct evaluation is indispensable. It istherefore important to amass scientific andhistoric information as part of the service.Moreover, study for the improvement ofrepair techniques and technicians remains anongoing challenge. We must always keep inmind that mass deacidification is also aboutthe proper care of each individual item.Notes1. Komiya, H., The Birth and Brief History of the Paper (Kami no Tanjo to sono Rekishi), The site of a design "Encyclopediaof paper" (Dezain no Genba 'Kami no Daihyakka'), Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha Co., Ltd., No.112, pp.38-49, 2000. (InJapanese)2. Muller, L., Takamaru Zawameki, White Magic: The Age of Paper (Media to siteno Kami no Bunkashi) trans. Mitani, T.,Toyo Syorin Co., Ltd., pp.43-87, 2013. (In Japanese)3. The Editional Depertment of Iwanami shoten (Ed.), The Technological Innovations Making High Speed and MassPrinting (Tairyo Kosoku Insatsu wo Kanou ni sita Gijutsu Kakushin), How to make a book (Hon ga Dekirumade), 4th ed.,Tokyo: Iwanami shoten Co., Ltd., pp.55-66, 2013. (In Japanese)4. Harris, K. E., Saving the written word - mass deacidification at the Library of Congress, Presented at the 15th AnnualPreservation Conference Deacidification Reconsidered, The National Archives and Records Administration, 2000.5. Onabe, F. (ed.), Paper in the Period from Meiji Era (Meiji Jidai Iko no Kami), Cultural Dictionary of Paper (Kami noBunka Jiten), 3rd ed., Tokyo: Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd., pp.148-174, 2008. (In Japanese)6. Suzuki, E., The Making Process of Paper from Cellulose (Cellulose kara Kami ga Dekiru made), Deterioration of Paperand Preservation of Documents (Kami no Rekka to Siryou Hozon), Tokyo, Japan Library Association, pp.9-23, 1993. (InJapanese)7. Usuda, M., The Current Trend of Book Preservation and the Mechanism of Degradation of Paper (Kami no RekkaMondai no Genjo to Rekka Kikou), Japan Tappi Journal, Vol.38, No.1, pp.9-23, 1984. (In Japanese)8. Shahani, C. J. and Harrison, G., Spontaneous formation of acids in the natural aging of paper, Daniels, V., Donnithorne, A.and Smith, P. (Eds), Works of Art on Paper - Books, Documents and Photographs, International Institute for Conservation ofHistoric and Artistic Works, London, pp.189-192, 2002.9. Shishikura, S., Modern Japanese Paper (Kindai no Washi), History of Japanese Paper -Changes in Process and Raw Material30