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