Date completed : 11 October 2022 Duration : 3 Weeks
Solange Fitzgerald

Treatment: The visual assessment helped to establish the condition of the volume and a treatment was established. It was decided that all treatments would be carried out in situ and that the binding structure would remain intact. All of the original elements would be salvaged and there would be no alteration to the historical structure and format of the volume. 

The text block and cover were mechanically dry cleaned with a chemical sponge and soft brush in order to remove any surface dirt and debris. The creases were flattened and the tears were marked for repair at this stage of the treatment. 

The text block was repaired in situ using shoufu wheat start paste and a lightweight Japanese paper. The endpaper was also repaired with Japanese paper that was toned to sympathetically match the original marbled paper. 
The headband was re sewn and the cover was consolidated with Klucel G and repaired with toned Japanese paper and wheat starch paste. 

A solander box was made to house the Bible as it was to be returned to the Church of Ireland archive and potentially be used in a future exhibition.

Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin
Book of common prayer psalms. Church of England 1681. A book conservation project for the Church of Ireland, Dublin

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