New site--Book Damage Atlas

We are pleased to announce the launching of a Web based Book Damage
Atlas. In order to preserve objects, it is important to know their
condition and to be able to assess different types of damage.
Determining damage is important both from the point of view of
preventative preservation and also conservation.

    Raamatukahjustuste atlas
    The Book Damage Atlas
    <URL:http://paber.ut.ee>

The Book Damage Atlas is a tool which enables one to recognize
damage and determine its extent. The Atlas presents the descriptions
of types and categories of damage with illustrative photos. The
damage to books is assessed visually. The instructions for carrying
out paper pH and double fold tests are also included.

The book condition calculator enables one to summarize different
types of damage easily and receive a general assessment of object
condition.

The Book Damage Atlas is meant to be used by all establishments and
specialists in the field of preservation and also all interested
amateurs. No previous knowledge or special skills are required to
use this Atlas.

The Book Damage Atlas is based on the methodology developed for the
project "THULE: The State of Cultural Heritage in Major Estonian
Libraries"

     Konsa, Kurmo.
     "Condition Survey for the Estonian national Preservation
     Policy",
     Restaurator, 28 (2007), 239-255

The Atlas has been prepared in cooperation between the University of
Tartu and the European Research Centre for Book and Paper. The Atlas
has been compiled by Kurmo Konsa and Anu Lepp. In developing the
methodology, Mari Siiner, Tiiu Reimo and Jaan Lehtaru were of great
help. The Atlas has been prepared in the framework of the ETF grant
8205 "Water marks and the history of paper in Estonia in the early
modern age".

Kurmo Konsa, PhD
Professor of conservation
Tartu Art College


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