TREATMENT REPORT

Conservator: Patrick Layton
Date: 14/1/2016
Title: Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Owner: Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library
Description: Leather oversewn book, gold gilt in pressed designs front/back covers and spine
Dimensions (w x h x d): 152x229x32 mm

Condition Report

• Board covers separating from spine
• Spine detached

Completed Treatment

• Cleaned glue from spine, found the book to be over-sewn
• Lifted board edges on interior
• Sewed a cloth hinge to the spine on both the front and back of book
• Glued cloth hinge under lifted board
• Made a spine tube for the spine
• Reattached original spine on the spine tube
• Toned heavy Japanese tissue to match red leather
• Glued toned tissue to the joint
• Added renaissance wax to the tissue to match sheen of leather