Sherif Afifi
5 methods to determine Paper grain direction
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Housed in the monumental complex of the recently restored former Convent of the Dominicans, the Museum represents the image of seven hundred years of local paper tradition. In a large fourteenth-century room on the ground floor, the medieval gualchiera for the manufacture of handmade paper was rebuilt. The Museum is divided into sections, which from the handmade manufacture of the paper and its use of the artefact, pass to the exhibition of the watermarks, with details on the techniques for obtaining them, the visualization of the historical journey of the paper, to the phases of development of this art. in the land of Fabriano, its processing processes and related technology, through historical-thematic documents and cards.
museodellacarta.com/en/index.html
I have the honor to give a 3-week course and workshop on oriental manuscripts conservation and restoration for conservators from Italy, Nairobi, India, and Ukraine.
The conservators made their model of Islamic and Ethiopian Coptic manuscripts during the workshop to understand the materials and techniques of such unique manuscript structures using the historical materials to study its chemistry and effects.
#5 from the International workshop at Recanati E Restauro | Italy
I have the honor to give a 3-week course and workshop on oriental manuscripts conservation and restoration for conservators from Italy, Nairobi, India, and Ukraine.
The conservators made their model of Islamic and Ethiopian Coptic manuscripts during the workshop to understand the materials and techniques of such unique manuscript structures using the historical materials to study its chemistry and effects.
#4 from the International workshop at Recanati E Restauro | Italy
Music : Isolated by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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I have the honor to give a 3-week course and workshop on oriental manuscripts conservation and restoration for conservators from Italy, Nairobi, India, and Ukraine.
The conservators made their model of Islamic and Ethiopian Coptic manuscripts during the workshop to understand the materials and techniques of such unique manuscript structures using the historical materials to study its chemistry and effects.
#3 from the International workshop at Recanati E Restauro | Italy
I have the honor to give a 3-week course and workshop on oriental manuscripts conservation and restoration for conservators from Italy, Nairobi, India, and Ukraine.
The conservators made their model of Islamic and Ethiopian Coptic manuscripts during the workshop to understand the materials and techniques of such unique manuscript structures using the historical materials to study its chemistry and effects.
I have the honor to give a 3-week course and workshop on oriental manuscripts conservation and restoration for conservators from Italy, Nairobi, India, and Ukraine.
The conservators made their model of Islamic and Ethiopian Coptic manuscripts during the workshop to understand the materials and techniques of such unique manuscript structures using the historical materials to study its chemistry and effects.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina's conservation and preservation team
We conserve and we care
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Seminar, April 2017
أقيمت ندوه تعريفية بمكتبة الإسكندرية عن برنامج الماجستير المشترك بين جامعة حلون بمصر وجامعة كتانيا باطاليا في ترميم وصيانة الصور الفوتوغرافية والورق التراثي.
جزء من ندوة المركز المصري الإيطالي للصور العتيقة والتراث الورقي بمكتبة الإسكندرية، أبريل ٢٠١٧
#EICAP
watch how: youtube.com/watch?v=i4PATs-oDYU
Read more about using gloves or not in archival materials handling:
archival-material-conservation.blogspot.com/2018/11/using-gloves-or-not-in-conservation.html?m=1
Encapsulation requires the use of two sheets of archival quality polyester film, Melinex 516 or Mylar D, which are ultrasonically welded around the perimeter of the object. This differs greatly from the lamination process where the plastic film directly adheres to the artifact. An encapsulated object can be extracted from its enclosure at any time simply by breaking the weld and removing it from the polyester sleeve. The object does not adhere to the polyester film. Plastic films that are safe to use with objects of historic value are polyester, polyethylene, and polypropylene. Polyester is the most stable of the three. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics are unstable and should never be used. Encapsulation is not appropriate for objects with friable media such as pastels or charcoal drawings.
This special machines for the massive conservation of library, cultural and archival papers and records have the potential to treat up to 70000 sheet a year. The documents are conveyed through the deacidification tank with a special brush system. The documents stay in the solution for approximately 3.5 minutes. During this time the documents are deacidified, an alkaline buffer is built in and the resizing with methyl cellulose reinforces the paper structure. Effective fixatives prevent colors and inks from fading or bleeding in this water-based process.
After the treatment, any remaining solution is removed by a brush system which then guides the wet documents into the drying unit.
The drying time at approximately 50° is 4 minutes. After leaving the dryer, the documents can be used right away. Speed and temperature are easily adjustable for the deacidification tank and dryer, as well as other operating features.
العلمين الجديدة هي مدينة جديدة في شمال غرب مصر وضع حجر الأساس لها بتاريخ 1 مارس 2018.
تقع العلمين الجديدة على البحر الأبيض المتوسط ، على بعد حوالي 85 كم غرب مطار برج العرب الدولي. لا تزال الحكومة المصرية تعتبر العلمين الجديدة قيد الإنشاء كمركز للسياحة والتعليم والحكومة. المدينة لديها قصرها الرئاسي ومبنى الوزارة. أعمال البناء جارية في العلمين الجديدة لثلاث جامعات وخمسة عشر ناطحة سحاب وأبراج شاهقة و 10000 غرفة فندقية.
بدأ العمل في المرحلة الثانية من مشروع العلمين الجديدة العملاق ، والذي يتضمن عشرة أبراج ساحلية إضافية.
New Alamein العلمين الجديدة, is a new city in northwest Egypt inaugurated by Egyptian President on 1 March 2018.
New Alamein lies on the Mediterranean Sea, approximately 85 km west of Borg El Arab International Airport. Still under construction, New Alamein was conceived by the Egyptian government as a center for tourism, education, and government. The city has its own presidential palace and ministry building. Construction is ongoing at New Alamein for three universities, fifteen skyscrapers and high rise towers, and 10,000 hotel rooms.
Work has begun on Phase II of the New Alamein megaproject, which includes ten additional coastal towers.
Rare Book Cafe, the world's first internet TV talk show devoted entirely to antiquarian books and related subjects. Rare Book Cafe features Thorne Donnelley of Liberty Books in Jupiter, Florida, Lindsay Thompson of Henry Bemis Books in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Steven Eisenstein, host of the internet radio program Bucks on the Bookshelf. Our program also features Edie Eisenstein, the queen of miniature books in Miami Beach. T. Allan Smith is creator and executive producer of Rare Book Cafe.
More about rare book cafe and the Florida antiquarian book fair:
floridaantiquarianbookfair.com
This amazing street music in Moscow, Russia, seems to be more oriental music, with the drum.
Moscow
The Mariinsky Gospel after conservation was the main icon of the exhibition.
From 5 to 9 April, the Russian State Library hosted document conservators from Russia and other countries. The international scientific and practical seminar "Document restoration: conservatism and innovation" is the largest and most authoritative platform for the exchange of experience among professionals. In 2021, the seminar was held for the fifth time.
More about the conference on RSL website:
https://www.rsl.ru/ru/all-news/zavershilsya-v-mejdunarodny-seminar-restavratorov
история возрождения. Мариинское Евангелие
I was one of the guests on the - only rare book specialized podcast on the internet - The Rare Book Cafe talking about the multispectral imaging concept as a non-distractive analysis for artwork and rare books.
The full episode here:
facebook.com/RareBookCafe/videos/174056517893504
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Tutorials and episodes about mending and infilling deteriorated historical paper are coming soon.
Subscribe and keep tuning
Paper mending and repair tutorials playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=XBtj57tlyuo&list=PLGoAGzD8fNqYUbHzbRJtvuEXCEXMfwYUU
What is Reemay?
- Reemay is a non-woven polyester fabric.
- It used as a support media for documents to be repaired, interleaving, or drying material.
more info about Reemay: talasonline.com/Reemay
What is Japanese tissue?
A strong thin paper made from vegetable fibers. May be made from one of three plants: Kozo plant, Mitsumata, and Gampi tree.
in this video tutorial, I am using here (CMC 6%) Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose as an adhesive.
Don't use:
- Tape (sellotape), scotch tape, Etc.
- Filmoplast P Tape, it is archival but not recommended for rare objects due to its reversibility.
- Heatset tissue (shiny and uses heat)
However, it is reversible with isopropyl alcohol, acid-free, and buffered with magnesium carbonate. As well it has long fibers, and it is transparent.
In conclusion, all types of commercial self-adhesive tapes should be avoided in historic document conservation and restoration.
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Other links:
Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
http://www.sherifafifi.info
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Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
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Paper Mending | Episode 1 | Straight tear: youtube.com/watch?v=QNnqQ42Mvlc
The tears tend to be irregular when it is across the grain direction and tends to be "straight" along the grain direction. Remember! Mechanical made paper has a grain direction.
Why mechanical paper has grain direction?
Because the fibers travel through the machine on a vibrating mesh,
they tend to line up in the same forward direction, parallel to the direction of the side edges of the paper. It means that the handmade paper has no grain direction
Watch tutorial about
5 methods to determine Paper grain direction
youtube.com/watch?v=cO_HAeH7pGw
The grain direction always paralleled with the book spine
For tears mending use Japanese tissue.
What is Japanese tissue?
A strong thin paper made from vegetable fibers. May be made from one of three plants: Kozo plant, Mitsumata, and Gampi tree.
The ink solubility tested, and I can use water-based adhesives such as CMC. Since the tear extends over text, the decision made to use 3.5 gsm, for the text legibility
DON'T apply the adhesive OVER the tissue patch
This wrong repair technique may end up resulting:
1 - A big patch of visible tissue
2 - Tideline in case of intensively applying water-based adhesive.
3 - Unwanted adhesive stains.
4 - Shiny surface appearance
(If silicone paper used instead of Reemay) .
Apply a thin line of adhesive over the tear then place the tissue paper over
the glued area.
A weight is placed on top until the repair is dry. The tissue will be glued only on the edges of the irregular tear. Remove all the unglued extra tissue fibers, DON'T USE A sharp new blade during this process.
Apply the adhesive over the Tissue edges. Moreover, the Polyester sheet acts as a barrier to avoid any excess from the adhesive. The Polyester sheet placed under the unglued tissue margin.
The Reemay will Absorb any excess amount of adhesive.
What is Reemay?
- Reemay is a non-woven polyester fabric.
- It used as a support media for documents to be repaired, interleaving, or drying material.
more info about Reemay: talasonline.com/Reemay
Mend only one side of the sheet. For thicker paper, it would be better
to mend both sides
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Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6585273696596761535
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
http://www.sherifafifi.info
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Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
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with three different techniques.
Paper mending and repair tutorials playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=XBtj57tlyuo&list=PLGoAGzD8fNqYUbHzbRJtvuEXCEXMfwYUU
What is Straight tear?
It is When the paper fibers split apart quite evenly, and mostly towards the paper grain direction.
What is Reemay?
- Reemay is a non-woven polyester fabric.
- It used as a support media for documents to be repaired, interleaving, or drying material.
more info about Reemay: talasonline.com/Reemay
What is Japanese tissue?
A strong thin paper made from vegetable fibers. May be made from one of three plants: Kozo plant, Mitsumata, and Gampi tree.
what is Organza:
A thin, plain weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk. Many modern organzas are woven with synthetic filament fibres such as polyester or nylon.
How to use the ready-made self-adhesive Tissue paper?
1 - Peel a strip of required tissue. This tear will be mend using 3.5 gsm Tissue
2 - Apply the glued part (the shiny surface) Over the tear.
3 - Apply some moisture over the Reemay (distilled water).
in this video tutorial, I am using here (CMC 6%) Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose as an adhesive.
Don't use:
- Tape (sellotape), scotch tape, Etc.
- Filmoplast P Tape, it is archival but not recommended for rare objects due to its reversibility.
- Heatset tissue (shiny and uses heat)
However, it is reversible with isopropyl alcohol, acid-free, and buffered with magnesium carbonate. As well it has long fibers, and it is transparent.
In conclusion, all types of commercial self-adhesive tapes should be avoided in historic document conservation and restoration.
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Other links:
Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6585273696596761535
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
http://www.sherifafifi.info
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Paper Mending | Episode 1 | Straight tear: youtube.com/watch?v=QNnqQ42Mvlc
Don't use:
- Tape (sellotape), scotch tape, Etc.
- Filmoplast P Tape, it is archival but not recommended for rare objects due to its reversibility.
- Heatset tissue (shiny and uses heat)
However, it is reversible with isopropyl alcohol, acid-free, and buffered with magnesium carbonate. As well it has long fibers, and it is transparent.
In conclusion, all types of commercial self-adhesive tapes should be avoided in historic document conservation and restoration.
-------------------------------------------------------
Other links:
Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
http://www.sherifafifi.info
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
The Glossary of book conservation terms mobile application will help emerging book consrvators to describe correctly the conserved book.
ترميم وصيانة صورة فوتوغرافية لحفل زفاف الملك فاروق والملكة فريدة بقصر القبة والذي أقام عام ١٩٣٨
This is my first time to use the #KineMaster video editor mobile application and I found it really amazing.
#sherifafifi
#photograph_restoration
Music credits: Undertoe - Alex Vaan by Alex Vaan is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Commonly used solvents in conservation laboratories and their effects on Albumen prints
Publication: researchgate.net/publication/336363271_Commonly_used_solvents_in_conservation_laboratories_and_their_effects_on_Albumen_prints
MATCONS is the biennial conference of the community of conservators, restorers and mobil and immovable cultural heritage researchers. With an international perspective, MATCONS 2019 focuses on the role and responsibilities of the conservator in the application of scientific research in the field and the direct use of results on the treatment and analysis of cultural heritage, application and improvement of methods of intervention in conservation practice.
The main topics of the Conference were materials and materials, techniques and technologies for preservation and restoration.
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Download Bookbinding Art & Conservation Vid Android application for free from Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details id=com.bokbinding.conservation
Find more apps that I developed for conservators here :
play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6585273696596761535
My Facebook page:
facebook.com/sherif3afifi
My website:
http://www.sherifafifi.info
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Sherif Afifi
Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture
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