The Restoration of Octoih cu Catavasier Printed in the 19th Century Cover Image

Restaurarea tipăriturii de secol XIX, Octoih Cu Catavasier
The Restoration of Octoih cu Catavasier Printed in the 19th Century

Author(s): Luminiţa Veronica Bujancă
Subject(s): History
Published by: Editura Altip
Keywords: old book restoration; Octoih Cu Catavasier; Cyrillic fonts; conservation state; empirical restoration+

Summary/Abstract: The present essay introduce the restoration procedures performed for the book Octoih Cu Catavasier, from the old book collection of the Timişoara Banat Museum library. This book was printed in the year 1826, at Pesta, using black and red ink. It was written with Cyrillic font. The study comprises a short description of the book, the description of the conservation state and the restoration phases. The restoration was complex because the volume had physical, mechanical, chemical damages and old empirical restoration.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 493-505
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English, Romanian