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

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Conservation and Restoration of Western Paper

Photo 11 Tetsuyoso bindingPhoto 12 Thread bindingPhoto 13 Adhesive bindingPhoto 14 Saddle stich bindingPhoto 15 Machine sewn bindingPhoto 16 Thread bindingthe Independent Administrative InstitutionNational Institutes for Cultural Heritage,Tokyo National Research Institute forCultural Properties (Photo 10). Most of theinks were identified as iron gall ink 9 but themeasurements indicated that the inks werestable showing no influence to the papersubstrates. However, care should be takenbecause of the high possibility of the inksbeing made by the user and the presence ofpast water leaks.As for the structure, most of the volumeshad damages to the binding such as brokenthreads or damages and delamination ofthe covers. The volumes were made upof a section of six sheets folded togetherlengthwise, then the sections piled upand thread bound similar to the Japanesetetsuyoso bindings (綴葉装). 10 However,unlike the tetsuyoso style which uses twothreads to sew the upper and lower sectionsseparately (Photo 11), the volumes in thecollection were bound with one singlethread (Photo 12). Incidentally, someof the general notebook binding stylesincluding those presently used are adhesivebinding (無線綴) 11 , saddle stitch binding(中綴) 12 , machine sewn binding (ミシン綴) 13 and thread binding (糸綴) 14 (Photos13-16).Other damages are human generatedsuch as the discoloration and running of36