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Treatment
Report
1521
Luth
WW
January
26,
2010
Kessler
Collection
Description:
Multiple
signature
textblock,
sewn
on
three
recessed
cords.
Condition:
The
sewing
is
rotten
and
broken.
There
are
tears
at
the
fore
edge
of
the
title
page
and
there
is
an
area
of
paper
loss
at
the
top
corner
of
the
fifth
page.
Treatment:
Mended
tears
and
filled
loss
areas
with
Japanese
tissue
and
wheat
starch
paste.
Replaced
sewing
with
three
linen
cords
and
linen
thread.
Added
new
end
papers
made
of
60
lb.
Mowhawk
Vellum
paper.
.
Constructed
a
new
cover
using
lignin-free
board
and
Canapetta
book
cloth.