ART on Paper The conservation of works of art containing paper:
- watercolors
- drawings
- prints
- photographs
- posters
- documents
- books
- constructions
- collages
- sculpture
Presents special problems. Paper is fibrous material containing cellulose felted together in thin sheets. The cellulose can come from flax, cotton, jute, hemp, the inner bark of mulberry or other trees, and pulverized wood. The greater the amount of pure alpha cellulose present, the more permanent is the paper. Wood-pulp papers such as newsprint contain many impurities, which cause them to turn brown and become brittle and acidic. The paper conservator must analyze the types of fibers in a particular paper as well as diagnose the deterioration problems and treat them. Treatment may include :
- deacidification
- washing
- bleaching
- lining
- laminating
- matting
- removing old restoration
- providing proper storage or exhibition conditions.
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